Cosmonautics Day in Russia

On the 12th of April Cosmonautics Day will be celebrated in Russia. This day on the 12th of April 1961 soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched in a spaceship “Vostok” from Cosmodrome Baikonur and it was the first in-orbit flight of the Earth. The near-earth flight lasted for 108 minutes and Yuri Gagarin became the first man in the world to have left left the Earth. It was one of the greatest achievements not only among soviet people but for the whole history of Mankind.

For the celebration of Cosmonautics Day we offer to our tourists a vast choice of tours, connected with this great event:

You can visit many museums connected with astronautics: Among them there is a new Museum of astronautics in Moscow, one of the first museums of astronautics worldwide - Museum of Tsiolkovsky in Kaluga or the house, where Yuri Gagarin was born among them.

One of the most popular of our tours is the excursion to Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City. It is the unique places in the world available for visiting. It is possible not only to visit the GCTC but to be trained as a real cosmonaut (it may be 5 or 10 day training or separate elements of training).

For the greatest fans of astronautics we offer unforgettable tour to Baikanur. There you will have the opportunity not only to visit historic places but to see spacecraft launch with astronauts on board. It is an unforgettable trip that is a dream of any fan of astronautics.

If you have any questions you can contact our managers and we will be glad to help you.