41. Space Adventures — Orbital Pre-Qualification Program load testing; astronaut/cosmonaut mentor for duration of training; Chartered Zero Gravity flight with expert personal trainers; MiG http://www.spaceadventures.com/training/orbital

Soyuz-FG Launch Vehicle Soyuz-TMA Spacecraft Xerus Spacecraft C-21 Spacecraft ... Centrifuge Program MiG-23 High-G Flight Program MiG-21 High-G Flight Program Corporate Programs Orbital Pre-Qualification Program Cosmonaut Overview Training Monthly updates about our tours, programs, and spaceflight opportunities: Get more information about our exciting programs: Space Adventures has been invaluable in supporting me on this long journey towards the realization of my dreams of spaceflight. Mark Shuttleworth second space tourist Overview Experience Details What Next? The Only RSA approved Orbital Pre-Qualification Program Program Highlights Full cosmonaut medical certification Astronaut/Cosmonaut mentor for duration of training Chartered Zero Gravity flight with expert personal trainers MiG-29 High-G Aerobatic Flight with one of Russia's most experienced fighter pilots Neutral buoyancy training and space walk simulation under the guidance of mission controllers Soyuz TMA spacecraft simulator training under the guidance of actual Soyuz crew trainers Space Adventures developed the Orbital Pre-Qualification Program (OPQ) in cooperation with Russia’s Institute for Biomedical Problems (IMBP) and the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center as the first logical step towards your orbital spaceflight. The Space Adventures OPQ program is the only officially recognized qualification program for

42. Meet Astronaut Terry Wilcutt As He And The STS-106 Crew Visit The International He didn t set out to become an astronaut, though. He was NASA s director of operations at the Russian s cosmonaut training center in Star City. http://www.spacekids.com/astronauts/wilcutt_000823.html

STS-106: Crew From Little League to the Big League 23 August 2000 Astronaut Terrence Wilcutt floats through emergency training. Watch his interview Mission Commander Terry Wilcutt remembers watching jets soar overhead as he stood in the outfield during Little League baseball games. He'd look up and think, "That must be the most exciting job in the world, to go as high and as fast as you possibly could." He didn't set out to become an astronaut, though. First he was a high school math teacher in Kentucky. He attended the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School after flying a couple of tours in F-4s and F-18s in the Marines. Because STS-106 will include two Russian cosmonauts, Terry is clearly a perfect choice for commander. He's made three trips into space, including to the Russian space station Mir. He was NASA's director of operations at the Russian's cosmonaut training center in Star City. Terry Wilcutt will not be watching jets soar overhead on this trip. He'll be there. What Is ISS? STS-106: Behind-the-Scenes Dress Rehearsal

43. Astronaut Training astronaut William S. McArthur Jr. and the astronauts who lived on the Mir space station) study at Star City, the Russian cosmonaut training facility outside of http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/ss/2/5.cfm

Welcome, Guest. About The Program Students Teachers Mentors / Co-ops ... Highlights June 07, 2004 Lessons Sign In Liftoff Mission ... Glossary Astronaut Training Astronaut candidates on the KC-135 'vomit comet' "For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice." -Don Hutson Entry Requirements To become an astronaut, you must either be a test pilot, a scientist, or an engineer. Commanders and pilots for the Space Shuttle are test pilots who have graduated from either the Air Force or the Navy and have at least 1,000 hours of jet aircraft experience. Astronaut Mamoru Mohri of the Japanese Space Agency in training Astronauts are selected approximately every two years. From about 4,000 applicants, only about 20 are accepted at one time. Many astronauts have applied several times before being selected. Any adult man or woman in excellent physical condition who meets the basic qualifications can be selected to enter astronaut training. Pilot astronauts need better vision than mission specialists.

44. Shuttle Mir astronaut Norman E. Thagard in a cosmonaut space suit in the training Simulator Facility at the Gagarin cosmonaut training Center (Star City). http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/HAS/cirr/ss/3/6.cfm

Welcome, Guest. About The Program Students Teachers Mentors / Co-ops ... Highlights June 07, 2004 Lessons Sign In Liftoff Mission ... Glossary Phase 1 Shuttle Mir "Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation." - U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, 1958 Shuttle-Mir Phase 1 was a NASA program encompassing 11 Space Shuttle flights over a four-year period from 1995 to 1998. Its goal was to build joint space experience and start joint scientific research. It was called Phase 1 because it was the first phase in the International Space Station (ISS) project. Phase 2 is the first part of the construction process of the ISS. Cosmonaut Valeri Korzun and Astronaut John Blaha American astronauts lived on board the Mir space station with the Russian cosmonaut crews for up to 6 months at a time. The missions were highlighted by crew exchange and re-supply trips from the Space Shuttle to the Mir station. NASA learned how to successfully dock the Shuttle with the Mir, which was advantageous to our knowledge of docking techniques and systems that we are now using with the ISS.

45. Shuttle Crew Has 3 Veterans, 4 Space Rookies He was selected by NASA for astronaut training in 1992, following a threeyear began training for his Mir visit at the Gagarin cosmonaut training Center in http://www.chron.com/cgi-bin/auth/story.mpl/content/interactive/space/missions/s

HoustonChronicle.com Section: Space Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com's Space Forum 10:03 PM 1/22/1998 Crew has 3 veterans, 4 space rookies The eighth shuttle mission to Mir features a crew of seven, three veterans and four spaceflight rookies: Wilcutt was selected for astronaut training in 1990, following 14 years of active duty in the Marine Corps and two years as a high school math teacher. He served as the pilot on two previous shuttle flights, including a September 1996 mission to Russia's Mir space station. He was selected by NASA for astronaut training in 1994. Anderson was selected by NASA for astronaut training in 1994, following 13 years of active duty in the Air Force. She joined NASA flight controller in 1978, following academic and corporate aerospace research activities. Dunbar was selected for astronaut training in 1981 and was a member of the shuttle crew that performed the first docking with Mir in June 1995. Reilly was selected by NASA for astronaut training in 1994, following a career as an oil and gas exploration geologist with Enserch Exploration Inc., of Dallas. He was selected by NASA for astronaut training in 1992, following a three-year research career at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a longer stint as a scientist with Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Ga.

46. 'Go With The Flow,' Lucid Advises Astronaut Who Will Replace Her a mission to retrieve Lucid and replace her with veteran astronaut John Blaha in Russia and social gatherings in Star City, the cosmonaut training facility, to http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/space/missions/mir/news/1996/19960827.h

HoustonChronicle.com Section: Space Chronicle 15 Years of Mir Tue, 27 Aug 1996 'Go with the flow,' Lucid advises astronaut who will replace her By MARK CARREAU U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid offered her NASA replacement some philosophical advice Monday during a break in her preparations to end a record-setting visit to Russia's Mir space station. The space agency will decide this week when to launch the shuttle Atlantis on a mission to retrieve Lucid and replace her with veteran astronaut John Blaha. Atlantis should be ready to lift off on Sept. 12, but a two-day delay may be necessary so the Air Force can launch a navigational satellite on an expendable rocket. "Go with the flow," Lucid said when quizzed Monday about her advice to Blaha during a brief news conference. "Enjoy all the surprises that come along." Lucid is slated to wrap up a six-month stay on Sept. 21 or a couple of days later, depending on the date Atlantis is launched. Blaha is scheduled to return to Earth in January. Lucid, who is a friend as well as a fellow shuttle crewmate of Blaha's, was anticipating an early August return when the shuttle Columbia experienced unexpected booster damage during its June 20 liftoff. Shuttle managers elected to replace both of Atlantis' solid-fuel rockets, a task that prompted an unexpected six-week delay in her return.

47. First Italian Astronaut To Be Flown To The International Space Station On Board qualification as Flight Engineer in Russia at the Gagarin cosmonaut training Centre, near De Winne in a Soyuz module mockup during astronaut training in Russia http://eu.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=7483

48. New Page 1 Typical classroom illustrations from actual training handouts and documents are depicted. Scenes are given from both astronaut cosmonaut briefing sessions. http://apollotrainingteam.com/

ApolloTrainingTeam A brief history of the Apollo Logistics Training Group of North American Rockwell in support of the Apollo manned space program Site Map Instructor Cadre Astronaut Apollo Soyuz Team Leader ... Contact Us In Memoriam: January 27, 1967 January 28, 1986 February 1, 2003 Site Contents/Objectives This site will define the major activities of the Apollo Logistics Training Department during the Apollo program. It will identify the team members and the administrative staff, and their general duties to support the customer (NASA) program training needs. The approach to the overall training program is described by the team leader. A lunar mission overview is presented to demonstrate an early technique employed to introduce the major phases of the first manned mission. Typical classroom illustrations from actual training handouts and documents are depicted. Scenes are given from both astronaut & cosmonaut briefing sessions. The official patch for each manned Apollo mission is included. And finally, team member comments as related to special memories are included in a "Good Times" section of the site. Favorite Apollo mission web links are listed to aid in your research of program information.

49. Cosmonaut Autograph Links Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training Center the official home page for the Star Town training center. astronaut and cosmonaut autograph links http://members.aol.com/kss71/autogs/links.htm

Cosmonaut Autograph Links Cosmonaut information links: Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center - the official home page for the Star Town training center Cosmonaut selection and flight information - broken out by selection group, this summarizes the birth and death dates, number of flights, and other pertinent information for all cosmonauts, flown and unflown Astronaut and cosmonaut autograph links: Jeremy Theoret's astronaut autograph page - lots of good examples and a detailed address page. Tons of photos too and most are signed! General autograph links: Stephen Beck's Autograph page - the single best autograph page on the web. If Stephen doesn't have it, he points you to it. Information for beginners and advanced collectors. A must. General Space links: NASA homepage - the past, present, and future of the American space program Mark Wade 's Encyclopedia Astronautica - biographies and photos of all astronauts and cosmonauts Friends and Partners in Space (FPSPACE) Space Unit - studies the portrayal of space-related themes on stamps of the world Russian information links: Russophilia - links to all things Russian Back to Cosmonaut Autograph main page Additions, corrections, comments, etc.

50. Space Available: Private Astronauts Apply Now President and CEO of Space Adventures, along with Norman Thagard, retired NASA astronaut. S/he is to begin cosmonaut training next month at the Yuri Gagarin http://www.businessworldnews.com/episodes/space_adventure.html

Transcript Excerpts Order it Space Available: Private Astronauts Apply Now STORY DESCRIPTION Space Adventures Announces the Next Private Citizen Astronaut Commercial space flight will take another giant leap forward on Monday, March 29th with Space Adventures’ announcement of the next private citizen astronaut in New York City. The private sector astronaut’s identity will be revealed at a press conference by Eric Anderson, President and CEO of Space Adventures, along with Norman Thagard, retired NASA astronaut. Here’s what we can reveal; the next space tourist is an American entrepreneur, who holds a PhD in the sciences. He or she hopes to be able to conduct scientific research onboard the ISS and wants to inspire young people to study science and technology. S/he is to begin cosmonaut training next month at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia (for approximately six months) and will go on a mission to the International Space Station on a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft launched from the historic Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In addition to tourism, the mission will provide much-needed supplies to the International Space Station. The mission continues Space Adventures record of opening the space frontier to private citizens.

51. Moves & Awards first NASA astronaut selection in April 1959 and was selected to join the astronaut programme in Musabayev had been selected for cosmonaut training in May 1990 http://www.astroinfoservice.co.uk/html/moves___awards.html

Update: Mar 8 NASA ASTRONAUTS Moves: 1 March 2004. The USAF Academy announced that NASA astronaut Colonel Mike Bloomfield would become the 9th Director of Athletics at the Academy in April, indicating his imminent departure from NASA. Bloomfield is a 1981 graduate of the academy and a former Falcon football player. He replaces Randy Spetman, who retired from active duty in January. Bloomfield is a veteran of three Shuttle missions and was selected for astronaut training in December 1994 (Group 15). He flew as Pilot on STS-86, the seventh Shuttle-Mir mission in 1997; as Pilot of STS-97 (2000) the sixth ISS Shuttle assembly mission, and as Commander of STS-110 (2002) the 13th ISS Shuttle mission. As well as over 753 hours in space on three missions, his technical assignments have included assignments in the Operations Planning Branch, CB; Chief of Safety, CB and, since completing his third mission, as Chief Instructor Astronaut, CB. 3 March 2004: NASA announced that two veteran astronauts have been assigned to key management roles at the Johnson Spaceflight Center. Robert Cabana , veteran of four spaceflights, was named JSC Deputy Director, replacing Brock ‘Randy’ Stone who is retiring after a 36-year career at NASA that included work on the Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle and ISS programmes. Cabana will be replaced as Director of Flight Crew Operations by Kenneth

52. Nasa: Astronaut Wilcutt Replaces Halsell In Star City, Russia tenth astronaut to serve in this rotational position, Wilcutt will support the training and preparations of NASA astronauts at the Gagarin cosmonaut training http://www.qadas.com/qadas/nasa/nasa-hm/1302.html

Astronaut Wilcutt Replaces Halsell in Star City, Russia NASANews@hq.nasa.gov Wed, 22 Jul 1998 14:18:10 -0400 (EDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Next message: NASANews@hq.nasa.gov: "Newly Discovered Stellar Cannibal Provides Missing Link" Previous message: NASANews@hq.nasa.gov: "Statement of NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin on the death of Alan Shepard" Jennifer McCarter Headquarters, Washington, DC July 22, 1998 (Phone: 202/358-1639) Eileen M. Hawley Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Phone: 281/483-5111) RELEASE: 98-127 ASTRONAUT WILCUTT REPLACES HALSELL IN STAR CITY, RUSSIA Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt (Lt. Col., USMC) will replace James D. Halsell, Jr., (Lt. Col., USAF) as the NASA manager of operational activities at Star City, Russia. The tenth astronaut to serve in this rotational position, Wilcutt will support the training and preparations of NASA astronauts at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City. He will be the primary liaison between NASA and cosmonaut training center management, and will continue the operational and personal

53. Chinese Defence Today :: Chinese Astronauts 1980 the Chinese press reported a visit with the Chinese astronaut trainees at and LI Qinglong, began training at the Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training Centre in http://www.sinodefence.com/space/921/astronaut.asp

www.sinodefence.com Air Force Navy Army Nuclear ... Space Manned Programme Project 921 Shenzhou Astronauts Go Back to... Manned Space Home Chinese Astronauts Chinese Astronaut China began to train its own astronauts for the possible manned space flights as early as the late 1960s. In 1968 China established the Space Flight Medical Research Centre to study life activities in the outer space. Relevant development of space suit and food also started at the same time. Photo revealed in the 1980s showing Chinese astronauts in indigenously-made space suits In January 1980 the Chinese press reported a visit with the Chinese astronaut trainees at a manned space flight training centre. Photographs appeared of the Chinese astronauts in training. Pressure suited astronauts were shown in pressure chamber tests. Other trainees were shown at the controls of a space shuttle-like spacecraft cockpit. In September 1986, another report by the Chinese press indicated that astronauts were still in training. Like their counterparts in the USA and Russia, the Chinese astronauts trainees were all selected from PLA Air Force pilots and test pilots under extremely strict standards. All of these trainees have university degrees or even postgraduate degrees, with in-depth knowledge on physics, fluid dynamics, mechanics, electronics, and psychology. Their training include launch, flight, and landing procedures, emergency processing, escaping, and surviving. According to the reports, these astronaut trainees are grouped into two teams, with one concentrating on launch and landing procedures, and the other one focusing on the space flights.

54. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION training Programs at the European astronaut Center (EAC) in Cologne, Germany and a fourweek training program at Yu.A. Gagarin cosmonaut training Center, Star http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss08/duque.html

EXPEDITION EIGHT (ISS-7) RUSSIAN VISITING CREW 5 EXPEDITION CREW RGNIITsPK picture Pedro DUQUE Flight Engineer-1 of the Soyuz TMA TSC and ISS VC, ESA Astronaut, Spain 1st Astronaut of Spain DATA AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Born March 14, 1963 in Madrid, Spain. EDUCATION: Graduated with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronautics, Universid Politecnica, Madrid in 1986 and was trained for astronavigation. FAMILY STATUS: Married, has three children. SPECIAL HONOURS: Russian Order of Friendship awarded by President Boris Yeltsin of the Russian Federation in March 1995 for participation in flight under Euromir-94 program; Great Cross of Aeronautical Merit awarded by the King of Spain in February 1999. "Principe de Asturials" prize for International Cooperation shared with three other astronauts. HOBBY: Diving, swimming and cycling.

55. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION commander flight cosmonaut of RF, test cosmonaut of the Yu.A. Gagarin cosmonaut training Center, and Edward Tsang Lu, NASA s astronaut, flight engineer. http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss07/photo_archive-iss07.html

EXPEDITION SEVEN (ISS-7) PHOTOARCHIVE THE SEVENTH PRIME MISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 10/28/2003 Korolev, Moscow region The Primary Expedition 7 crew International Space Station - Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (ISS-7 commander, Soyuz TMA-2 commander), American astronaut Edward Lu (ISS-7 flight engineer, Soyuz TMA-2 flight engineer-1) - and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, Visiting Expedition 5 (VE-5) flight engineer, Soyuz TMA-2 flight engineer-2 Pedro Duquer of Spain have returned to Earth in the Descent Module of the Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft. OFFICIAL PRESS-RELEASE 04/28/2003 Korolev, Moscow region The Russian newly-modified Soyuz TMA-2 manned space transportation vehicle docked to the International Space Station. Photo-report 04/26/2003 Baikonur cosmodrome Today at 7 hours 53 minutes 52 seconds Moscow Time, the Russian Soyuz TMA-2 manned transport vehicle was launched by the Souyz-FG rocket.

56. StealthPegasus.com - ESA Astronaut Wraps Up Successful ARISS School Contacts DeWinne, who joined the European astronaut Corps in January 2000, is an accomplished military pilot. He trained at the Gagarin cosmonaut training Centre in http://www.stealthpegasus.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40

57. Contacting Astronauts And Cosmonauts to the astronaut Selection Office, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058. You can try to contact cosmonauts through the Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/mwade/articles/connauts.htm

This page no longer updated from 31 October 2001. Latest version can be found at www.astronautix.com astronautix.com Contacting Astronauts and Cosmonauts Sorry, we cannot provide contact information for individual astronauts or cosmonauts. However we can suggest the following public leads: Check Stephen Beck's list for current information on how to contact Astronauts for Autographs. The Association of Space Explorers books personal appearances for a number of astronauts and cosmonauts. NASA Astronauts: Contacting NASA astronauts Because of the extremely high volume of e-mail they would receive if their addresses were public, astronauts' e-mail addresses are restricted. However, you can write them at the following address: Astronaut Office/CB NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX 77058 Requesting An Astronaut Appearance NASA's Astronaut Appearance program offers the general public the opportunity to become more informed about the U.S. space program. To learn more and to motivate your audience, you can request an astronaut to make a presentation to your school, company, military organization, community organization or community event. NASA requires all requests for astronaut appearances to be in writing, giving us the date, location and any aspects of the program. Acceptances are based on whether the request provides a forum for the astronaut to educate the public about the space program. Additional information that would be helpful in reviewing your request is as follows:

58. CANOE Travel: Unusual Destinations One of the most curious is the chance to play astronaut at the Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training Centre in Star City, Russia. cosmonaut http://www.canoe.ca/TravelWorld/9908_unusual.html

[an error occurred while processing this directive] Quick Link SLAM! Sports Jam! Showbiz CNEWS Money C-Health Lifewise AUTONET.CA Newsstand City Sites Search Canoe Search the Web 411 online Free E-Mail Shop.canoe.ca Classified Extra Weather Horoscopes Lotteries Crossword Travel News Ticker Biz Ticker Sports Ticker TV Listings Movie Listings CLIVE Concerts Scoreboard Mutual Funds Stocks Feedback Index [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Destination: Unusual Destinations Tourism's final frontier For the first time ever, civilians can train where the pros do in Russia Cosmonaut wannabes try on spacesuits at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Star City, Russia. Try out weightlessness Atlantis of the Sands An ancient 'falaj' bridge (aqueduct) near Rustaq, in the Sultanate of Oman.Photo courtesy Explore Oman Online Himalayan mystery Underground hideaway People in Coober Pedy live and work underground.Photo courtesy Coober PedyOpal Capital of the World (First featured: July, 1999) [an error occurred while processing this directive] CANOE home feedback.

59. Astronaut To Speak | UW News Releases | University Of Waterloo He also served for four years as chief astronaut for the Canadian Space City, Russia, as NASA s director of operations at the Gagarin cosmonaut training Centre http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/archive/news.php?id=2849

60. RedNova News: U.S. Astronaut Thanks Russians For Flight STAR CITY, Russia (AP) The American astronaut scheduled to fly to the Soyuz modules, Edward Lu said at Russia s Star City cosmonaut training center outside http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/1/2003/04/18/story003.html

Forum Check E-mail My RedNova Join Us ... Tell a Friend - Win $500 Search April 18, 2003 U.S. astronaut Edward Lu speaks during a news conference in Star City,. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) - click to enlarge. By ERIC ENGLEMAN STAR CITY, Russia (AP) The American astronaut scheduled to fly to the International Space Station next week thanked Russia on Friday for continuing its space program after U.S. shuttle flights were suspended following the Columbia disaster. "The only reason we can continue this program is because Russia has the capacity to launch Progress and Soyuz modules," Edward Lu said at Russia's Star City cosmonaut training center outside Moscow. "It's very important to show the world what we can do together." Russia's government reversed policy this month, saying it would boost funding to build more spacecraft to compensate for the suspension of shuttle flights. Russia previously said it could not fund such construction on its own. Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are scheduled to blast off on a Soyuz space rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 26 and spend six months on the space station. Russian rockets remain the only link to the station following the Feb. 1 Columbia disaster, which killed seven astronauts, and the indefinite grounding of all U.S. shuttles.

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