Today, June 15, 2021, Production Association “Flight” – Branch of the State University named after M.V. Khrunichev (part of the state corporation “Roskosmos”) – visited 12 motorcyclists of the All-Russian Motoclub “Night Wolves”. The tour took place within the framework of the Space – 60 Space. Yuri Gagarin, “dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the first flight of a person in outer space.
At the meeting with the “Flight” leadership, the guests learned about the history, today’s day and prospects of the enterprise, which in July of this year celebrates its 80th anniversary. Head of the Omsk branch of the GKNPTS named after M.V. Khrunichev – Director of “Flight” V.M. Schuliko spoke about the tasks of the collective, the main of which is to provide further launches of Angara launch vehicles in the interests of the development of the Russian rocket and space industry, strengthening its defense capability.
The parties exchanged memorable souvenirs. Motorcyclists presented the layout produced in Omsk rocket, and the enterprise museum received a flag with the emblems of the Motoclub “Night Wolves” and the Roskosmos State Corporation. Guests visited the company’s workshops, met with a team of one of them. They listened to the story of the deputy director of the “Flight” – director of production A.A. Malashenko on the technical re-equipment of “flight”, about some new technologies, without which it is difficult to imagine the development of the knowledge of the space industry.
Head of the Motorcycle Group Vitaly (Military) Padalkin noted that the motor race carries first of all the educational direction: the flight of Gagarina is not just a date, and the historical event that youth should know and remember.
Further ways at the All-Russian Motor Troke map “Our Space – 60. Yuri Gagarin” – the cosmodrome “East”, with which closely works on “Flying”.