Witness a real spaceship launch

To witness a launch of a real spaceship – that is absolutely real and legal! For 60 years now Russian spaceships launche from the Baikonur cosmodrome, still considered one of the largest in the world. We provide unique tours to the Baikonur cosmodrome for ordinary tourists. You can visit the spaceport, touch a real history of space exploration, learn a lot of amazing facts about cosmonauts’and astronauts’ training, see space carriers on which they are travelling to the International Space Station, located on the Earth orbit. Tourists will gain an opportunity to watch space carrier’s transportation to its launching site  - which, by the way, is called “Gagarin launch site” – a very place Yuri Gagarin on the “Vostok” spaceship went to space on 12^th of April 1961.

The most important thing – you can see spaceship’s verticalization, its installing on a launch place. You wont be able to see it even in TV news bulletins! You will see cosmonauts and astronauts in just a few meters from you, while they are marching towards the space carrier and report to the State committee about their status. And, finally, you will see the main event – launch of a manned spaceship!

Glorious traditions founded by Yuri Gagarin still live in todays times! As we already wrote, recently, on 13.13 (Moscow time) on 20^th of April “Souyz MS-04” with cosmonaut Fyodor Urchikhin and astronaut Jack Fisher aboard successfully launched from “Gagarin start” site of Baikonur cosmodrome. The next start is scheduled on 28^th of July. Book tour to Baikonur now – the amount of available places is limited!

Visit world's biggest spaceport - Baikonur cosmodrome

If you ever wanted to witness a spaceship launch “Country of Space Tourism” is providing tours to a Baikonur cosmodrome. From Baikonur cosmodrome ROSCOSMOS, the Russian space agency, provides launches of manned and unmanned spaceships (piloted by Americans, Russians) to an International Space Station (ISS). On 20^th of April the Russian manned spaceship “Souyz Mc 04” was successfully launched from the cosmodrome. The crew of the ship consisted of Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Urchikhin and USA astronaut Jack Fisher and they are to replace former ISS crew.

Baikonur spaceport is now considered the world’s biggest and largest spaceport. It was founded on 1955 in Kazakhstan republic, which at that times was a part of Soviet Union. The first manned orbital flight performed by Yuri Gagarin on 12^th of April 1961 was lifted off from Baikonur. After the USSR crumbling the Russian government leased territory of Baikonur spaceport. For decades Baikonur was a closed and secret territory for residents and tourists.

But the times has changed and now almost everyone can see the spaceport. We provide a unique opportunity to stand just 5 meters from the Souyz rocket, when its transported from the hangar. After it is verticalized and installed on the launching site, you will be able to witness its start from only 5 kilometers!

Tourto Baikonur will be great present for a true fans of technologies, space and stars!

About Russian jetfighter MiG-29 “Fulcrum-C”

Our company, “Country of Space Tourism ltd” has long been offering touristic services on the market of extreme adventures. The MiG-29 flights is an exclusive adventure for true lovers of aviation and speed. It is unique design of MiG-29 that allows it to fly to the Stratosphere on an altitude of 18-19 km and perform amazing aerobatic moves.

MiG-29 can develop speed up to 1500 km/h (1.26 Mach speed) . To the present moment more than 1500 jets were produced in Russia alone.

MiG-29 is a 4-th generation fighter designed by Soviet Mikoyan design Bureau in 1974 as a brand new air-superior fighter jet. Because of its superior characteristics MiG-29 was exported in many countries. More than 19 modifications has been developed since 1974. The jet is still in service in 25 different countries, including not only post-Soviet countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Kazakhstan and others) but also former Warszaw pact countries (such as Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Serbia).

With no doubt MiG-29 is still holding its position among the most spectacular and beautiful jets. You can have a thrilling flight on a legendary MiG-29 jetfighter piloted by experienced and honored 1-st classpilots!

Feel like a real cosmonaut

Cosmonaut (a Russian equivalent of an astronaut) is no doubt one of the most romantic, but at the same time most dangerous and responsible professions in the world. A cosmonaut should be in perfect physical health and be able to suffer extreme overloads. That is why before executing a space program, a cosmonaut passes an intense course of physical and psychological trainings. If you were dreaming about a space, but were forced to forget about it because of your health state or any other reasons, do not be upset. Today almost everyone can take a real training course for cosmonauts in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. It includes trainings on the following space simulators:

•  Vykhod-2. You put on a real “Orlan” space suit, learn how to adjust, operate it, walk in it and perform basic actions. You will execute several basic tasks, associated with a landing on another planets.
•  Soyuz-TMA. Soyuz-TMA is an accurate copy of a spaceship, on which the flights are performed. During the training you will be able to take control of the spaceship while docking and undocking, launching into orbit, landing and other actions executed by the ship.
•  Don Soyuz TMA, designed to perform  manual docking and undocking drill with International Space Station.
• Centrifuge TsF-7. The aim of this simulator is to test human body when it is affected by various overloads. Experienced doctors will monitor your health state during the training.

If you want to book a training course on space simulators, please contact us.

Visit Russia on Confederations Cup FIFA 2017 – Saint Petersburg

So its only 2 months before the Confederations Cup begins. Russia, and especially the 4 cities where the tournament will be held – Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi – is about to embrace millions of tourists from all over the world.

The Krestovsky stadium (It will be called “Saint Petersburg Arena” stadium during the Confederacy Cup 2017 and FIFA World Cup 2018) will host 4 matches. Its capacity is 68134 people, what makes Krestovsky Arena one of the largest stadiums in Europe and the biggest of Russia’s stadiums during the Confederacy Cup 2017.

If you are true football fan, you should stay in Russia during all the time of tournament. What are you going to do in between the matches?

Several days ago we wrote about your Moscow trip during the days of Confederacy cup. In Saint Petersburg you’ll see beautiful Winter Palace, being tsars’ residence for more than 200 years, founded in 1711 and was rebuilded and expanded 5 times. During the Saint Petersburg sightseeing tour you will go down the Nevsky Prospect, the main street, visit Kazan Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan – the most venerable icon in Russia. You will attend St. Isaac Cathedral, built in honor to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia - a patron saint of Russian emperor Peter the Great, founder of Saint Petersburg and climb up to its viewing point. Finally you will visit Peter and Paul fortress, where Russian emperors are buried. You will have an opportunity to visit State Hermitage museum with its world known masterpieces (Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Matisse). We will also arrange tour to Catherine palace, where the famous Amber Room is situated, and to Peterhof Palace – “Russian Versailles”, the residence of Peter the Great.

Visit Russia on Confederations Cup FIFA 2017

FIFA Confederations cup 2017 is coming! Are you ready for the most anticipated event of the year?

This year Russia is hosting international football tournament, which is a prelude to the FIFA 2018 World Cup. If you are a football (soccer) fan, and haven’t been in Russia before, then it is no doubt a great opportunity to visit and explore Russia. The Confederations Cup will take place on 17^th of June – 2nd of July. There are 4 stadiums where the tournament will go on: Otkrytiye Arena (Moscow), Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petesburg), Kazan Arena (Kazan city) and Sochi (Fisht Olympic Stadium).

We are offering you a our touristic services such as tours, visa to Russia, excursions, transfers during the tournament days, to make your presence in Russia even more comfortable and interesting.

First of all, you can visit Red Square, where you by yourself will see iconic views on Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Spasskaya tower and GUM (State Department Store). Then you will enter Kremlin – the heart of our country, where you can attend Armoury Chamber and Cathedrals - Assumption Cathedral, Archangel's Cathedrals and Annunciation Cathedrals. Our professional guides will tell you about the history of our country – from the first princes to the last days of Soviet era and early days of modern Russia.

Just to have a quick overview on Moscow you can book Sightseeing tour on a vehicle over Moscow. Guide will show you the most prominent historical sights in Moscow such as New Maiden Convert, located on the bank of Moskva river, see astonishing views on Moscow from the Sparrow Hills, enter the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, walk on oldest Arbat Street and go down to have a tour over the Moscow metro (underground).