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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


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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(Updated: 10/20/06)

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