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Inside Russia's Camp for Cosmonauts

By David Kushner Write to the Author   
See related story: Going to Space? First Stop: Eight Months of Grueling Training in Russia's Star City
08.18.08

In the woods an hour outside Moscow, a sign on the road reads zvyozdny or "star." You are now approaching Star City, home of the Russian space program where cosmonauts have trained since the time of Yuri Gagarin. Clients of Space Adventures who shell out tens of millions of dollars for a trip to the International Space Station can expect to spend up to eight months training here before blastoff.

Photo: Benedict Redgrove

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