November 21, 2015 Department of Aviation and Cosmonautics. m.Sikorskoho State Polytechnic Museum at "KPI" opening ceremony of the stand dedicated to the veterans of Baikonur - participants launch of Sputnik and the first cosmonaut YA Gagarin combatants in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
Time is passing and relentlessly erasing from memory as historical events and names of people - direct participants in those events. Very sorry for these veterans were at the forefront of space exploration. Once in the archives, historians will look for their names.
The decision to perpetuate the names of veterans was taken at a joint meeting of the Kyiv Rada Baikonur veterans and the academic council Politehnichnic museum. In order to create stand kosmod¬romu Baikonur veterans A.M.Afanasyev, V.O.Melanych S.I.Hrachov and did a great job kro¬pitku search and collection of biographical data veterans have died.
The opening stand was attended by his wife, children and grandchildren of veterans.
Booth opened solemnly veteran Baikonur, honorary citizen of the city. Lenin, the first director of the college Elektroradiotehnichnoho. Leninsk V.P.Zavalishyna member and launch of Sputnik and the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin V.I.Leonenko - holder of the highest awards Aerospace Society Ukraine - the medal "For merits".
Then entered wifes , children and grandchildren of veterans . Talked about their husbands, fathers and grandfathers, about what they knew outside their official conditions.
The official part ended the concert staff and students of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts - N.Chabanenko, O.Honcharuk and A.Skityby.