Meanwhile, London suggests to remember a different story. The story that Great Britain has always respected, the story of space exploration. An exhibition in honor of Valentina Tereshkova, the first female cosmonaut in the world. She personally came to the opening, held in Britain's capital. The exhibition covers her entire life, including her outer-space experience and her life before and after. One of the first to visit the exhibition was my colleague, Aleksandr Khabarov.

This exhibition in honor of the first female cosmonaut, is quite unusual. There are almost no exhibits, showcasing her historical flight. The London Science Museum decided to tell about Valentina Tereshkova as a human being. They tried to explain why she was the one chosen for this risky, scientific experiment. The exhibition's visitors will be surprised to learn, that Valentina isn't just a cosmonaut, but also a musician. As a part of the exhibition, here is the domra, on which Valentina played in the folk music band. Her sociability, openness, and charm played a role, when the space committee made their decision.

According to the academician, Sergei Korolev, it was her personality, that got this Yaroslavl weaver, this amateur skydiver, chosen from 4 others. Here is her suit, her flying gloves, and her cord knife. This painting is from the Yaroslavl Art Museum. Here you can see Valentina Tereshkova, gazing into the sky, dreaming of her future. London's attitude towards Tereshkova is very reverent. Her ship, "Vostok-6", was recently exhibited in the same museum. It was a part of an exhibition in honor of Russian cosmonauts, which was very successful.

People here want to learn more about this incredible, brave woman. She's always welcomed here. Valentina recently celebrated her birthday, yet she remains charming and humble. It's very important, that the British can learn all about how man-operated space navigation developed in our country. I just met with journalists, they had a lot of questions. I'm glad that Russian space exploration is of such interest to others. So the genius Sergei Korolev made the right decision with Tereshkova. He knew, that her mission would be bigger than just one trip to space.