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INSIDE THE RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM With Cathleen Lewis, Curator of International Space Programs and Spacesuits at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum May 14–22, 2016 Inside the Russian Space Program May 14–22, 2016 • 8 NIGHTS / 9 DAYS • GROUP SIZE: 12–24

ENTER THE ONCE HIGHLY desert launch site of “There are no words to CLASSIFIED WORLD OF Cosmodrome. describe the most exciting RUSSIAN SPACE TRAVEL Witness the manned launch trip I have ever been as a privileged guest. Along of the on privileged to be part of. Your with fellow travelers from its way to relieve the crew of extraordinary arrangements the Smithsonian Institution, the International Space of being on the inside of the venture outside of Station, enjoying most extraordinary world of to explore Star City, the unparalleled access to VIP Russian space endeavors premier training facility for viewing areas and briefing past, present, and future cosmonauts and foreign sessions. If you’ve ever has no equal.” heading for dreamed of space travel, — Terry Santmann, manned space flights. Next, here is your chance to see Babylon, NY journey to the arid steppe of it firsthand. Past traveler and the remote

TO BOOK A TRIP, CALL 800-422-1636 OR VISIT ALUMNI.HARVARD.EDU/HAA/TRAVEL STUDY LEADER Cathleen Lewis is curator of International Space Programs and Spacesuits at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, specializing in Soviet and Russian programs. Lewis has completed both bachelor’s and a master’s degrees in Russian and East European studies at Yale University and completed her dissertation for her PhD in history, “The Red Stuff: A History of the Public and Material Culture of Early Human in the USSR, 1959–1968,” at George Washington University in 2008.

Lewis curates Soviet and Russian components of the exhibition at the museum. She also has interests in the history of astrobiology and the history of blacks in aviation and spaceflight. Between 1998 and 2007, she chaired the Museum-wide Collections Committee. In the past, Lewis was chief curator in the development process for a new gallery, Dream to Fly.

Her current research is on the history of the public and popular culture of Russian fascination with the idea of in the . She has written about the artifacts in the Smithsonian’s Soviet and Russian collection and has published articles comparing the Soviet and American approaches to exhibiting spaceflight during the Space Race and the history of film portrayals of spaceflight prior to ’s historic flight. She is also working on a comparative history of the development of American and Russian spacesuits.

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SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 14–15 largest centrifuge, used for testing launch. At the cosmodrome, begin with Depart U.S./Arrive and increasing cosmonauts’ tolerance an early–morning viewing of the Moscow, to high g-forces. rollout of the Soyuz . A waiting Meet your fellow travelers at a Enjoy lunch in the Star City cafeteria, locomotive pulls the rocket out welcome dinner. Lotte Hotel (D) used by crewmembers in training and backward; it’s so close it feels as other facilitators of the complex. Visit though you could reach out and touch MONDAY, MAY 16 it. Follow the Soyuz to the launchpad Moscow the Star City Museum, where you can see a reproduction of Yuri Gagarin’s site and watch the raising of the rocket Drive to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut office; Russian and international together with the press, military Training Center in the once highly crews traditionally visit here before personnel, and cosmonauts and classified and secretive Star City. their space launches. Each guest their relatives. Explore the Space Station receives a special certificate Discover places around Baikonur that simulator (Mir was operational from recognizing the visit to Star City. have made history, including the main 1986–2001), and learn about the Lotte Hotel (B, L, D) launchpad, “Gagarin’s start,” where training of joint Russian-American the launches took place; the crews on the International Space TUESDAY–FRIDAY, MAY 17–20 hangar, where the are Station (ISS) simulator. Visit the Baikonur Cosmodrome, assembled; and the and Soyuz simulator and the ISS mock-up. Kazakhstan launchpads. Mingle with the At the massive hydro lab, learn how Board a special charter flight to press and other guests. crews acquire skills for space walks Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Kazakh Be there to witness the process under simulated weightless steppe, exclusively for people before, during, and after the launch of conditions, and observe the world’s witnessing or participating in the

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GROUP SIZE: 12–24 GUESTS

PRICING: per person

$14,995 (DOUBLE) $16,170 (SINGLE)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Enjoy unparalleled access to VIP viewing areas and briefing sessions at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Visit the formerly secret Star City training center on the outskirts of Moscow.

• Be there at the rollout of the Soyuz from the assembly hangar to the launchpad, the raising of SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 21–22 the Soyuz to the International Space the rocket ceremony, and the walk Moscow Station. Experience behind-the- along the Alley of Cosmonauts. scenes events, including the send-off After disembarking the flight from from the Cosmonaut Hotel and the Kazakhstan, tour the Cold War • Witness the spectacular lunch Space Crew ready-to-go official Museum, located in a bunker over of the Soyuz rocket from the VIP report. Then continue to the VIP 200 feet below Moscow. The Secured viewing area and watch from viewing area to see and hear the Command Post “Tagansky” is an Baikonur’s specially equipped heart-stirring launch of the Soyuz on abandoned relic of the Cold War built theater as the rocket docks with its way into space. to withstand a nuclear attack. the International Space Station. In the morning, view the Soyuz Ordered by Stalin in 1951, the shelter docking with the International Space was finished in 1956 and soon • Take the unique opportunity to Station at a specially equipped became a secret communication train like a real cosmonaut by theater in Baikonur. After the bunker and, reportedly, a missile signing up for one of the optional spacecraft is safely docked, transfer control center. Later in the evening, training activities at Star City. to the airport and head back to toast the journey one last time at a Moscow. Hotel Sputnik (4B, 4L, 4D) farewell dinner. Note: The order of events in Baikonur Those taking the optional cosmonaut may be moved around to coincide training spend an extra day in with the launch time window. Moscow training at Star City and depart to the U.S. the following day. Lotte Hotel (2B, L, D)

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This trip is moderately active due to the substantial distances covered and the extensive walking and stair climbing required. To fully enjoy this adventure, travelers must be able to walk at least a mile a day. Flexibility and a willingness to accept local standards of amenities and services are highly recommended as well. In true expedition style, some delays or changes in the itinerary are likely.

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