The "Orbital Station" planetarium has opened in Grozny—the first facility of its kind in Chechnya and the North Caucasus Federal District. It is housed in the glass "Globus" building, which features six levels of scientific exhibits and visitor areas.

The complex includes an observatory, a dome-screen cinema, and a hall designed to simulate the interior of a spacecraft. Some of the facilities are located underground.

Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov and representatives of the republic's leadership attended the opening ceremony.

The central exhibition is titled "Space as a Path of Honor." It comprises 12 interactive zones dedicated to the qualities essential for space exploration: attentiveness, discipline, determination, endurance, and responsibility.

Kirill Peskov highlighted the exhibition's unique concept.

"The exhibition places a strong emphasis on the psychology of those aspiring to explore space, which is a rather unique feature. I don't recall seeing anything quite like it elsewhere," he noted.

A dedicated section of the exhibition showcases satellites built in Chechnya. Featured spacecraft include the "Akhmat-1" CubeSat, placed in orbit in 2023, and the "Nokhcho" satellite, launched in 2024. Exhibits for the complex were also provided by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, the Lavochkin Association, NPP Geofizika-Kosmos, and the Reshetnev company. In addition to the planetarium, visitors have access to the "Solar System" immersive hall, a coworking space, the Zayed accelerator, a themed café, and a photo zone featuring neural network technology.

Khozh-Baudi Daev, Chechnya’s Minister of Education and Science, highlighted the new space's educational role. He noted that the interactive format would allow schoolchildren to study astronomy and astronautics not only through textbooks but also with the help of visual aids.