Secrets
of Russian Space
Travel
Where Few Americans Have Gone Before
Twenty
years ago, traveling to Russia was about as likely for the average American as taking
a trip to space. Today, however, you can almost do both
at the same time with the Secrets of Russian Space travel
special. This 11-day adventure takes guests where few
have gone before, behind the scenes of the Yuri Gagarin
Cosmonaut Training Center in Moscow and the Baykonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan where an actual Soyuz rocket
will launch into space. Participating in cosmonaut training
is available. A thorough tour of Moscow’s famous
sites, such as St. Basil’s, the Kremlin Palace
and Lenin’s Tomb will also be included. This is
an amazing opportunity for space buffs, or those who
want a glimpse at what was once one of the world’s
most top-secret places.
•
Day 1 and 2
Travel from the United States to Moscow /
Red Square Walking Tour, St. Basil's Cathedral,
the Kremlin, Lenin's Tomb, welcome dinner
with a cosmonaut.
• Day 3
Moscow / Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
(GCTC), MIR Space Station and International
Space Station (ISS) simulators, Neutral Buoyancy
(weightlessness) Laboratory, Star City Museum,
GCTC Planetarium.
• Day 4
Moscow / Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics,
Monino Air Museum, KGB Museum, optional cosmonaut
training.
• Day 5
Travel to Kazakhstan and the Baykonur Cosmodrome
• Day 6
Baykonur / Roll-out of Soyuz rocket, Baykonur
Museum, Space Age monument, Nedelin disaster
memorial
• Day 7
Baykonur / Buron hanger (size of the Astrodome),
ISS crew question-and-answer session
• Day 8
Baykonur / Watch Soyuz rocket launch. Return
to Moscow.
• Day 9
Moscow / Kremlin Palace, Palace of Facets,
Terem Palace, Kremlin and Armory Museum
• Day 10
Korolev / Mission Control Center to watch
Soyuz docking with ISS. Visit Novodevichy
Convent, Smolensk Cathedral, farewell dinner
• Day 11
Return flight to the United States
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The
program runs from Mar. 8-18, 2007. The price is $17,390
per person based on double occupancy, or $18,885 for
single occupancy. Only 20 spaces are available. Accomodations
include six nights at the Metropol Hotel in Moscow
and three nights at the Baykonur Cosmodrome.
For
more information (including a detailed intinerary)
visit Harvard
Alumni Travel, e-mail haatravels@harvard.edu or call 800-422-1636.
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