Day one

10:30		Departure from Chkalovsky Airport in Moscow
16:45		Arrival to Krainiy Airport on Baikonur Cosmodrome (Baikonur time)
17:00		Departure to visit the Space Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
17:50		Space Museum at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
18:45		Transfer to Baikonur Hotel
20:00		Supper

   Day two

06:00		Breakfast
06:45		Departure to the official viewing site to watch this launch
09:33		Launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket with Venus Express spacecraft
10:00		Departure to visit the Soyuz-Progress spacecrafts Assembly building
10:30		Soyuz-Progress spacecrafts Assembly building
11:00		Departure for visit the Buran space shuttle
11:25		Buran space shuttle
12:10		Transfer to Baikonur Hotel
13:00		Dinner
15:00		Transfer to Krainiy Airport
16:00		Departure from Krainiy Airport on Baikonur to Moscow (Baikonur time)
18:30		Arrival to Moscow (Moscow time)

*Program of the Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express coincides with the time of launch of the Venus Express spacecraft, which takes place at 9:33am. In case the time of the launch changes the Tour (on the Baikonur Cosmodrome) will start earlier or later than stated in the Baikonur Launch Tour Itinerary.

*The price of Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express indicated is for a group of at least 35 people. Therefore, we ask that you please contact RusAdventures to confirm the prices for individual or group tourist.

RusAdventures can not ensure the exact time of a launch due to possible delays and changes in schedule that are dictated by Russian Space Agency, as well as by weather conditions and other factors which are beyond our control.

You must pay 50% of the price of Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express as soon as you book it. This sum should be paid not later than 45 days before the beginning of this Baikonur Launch Tour. If you cancel your reservation of the Tour during the period of between 45 and 30 days before the beginning of the Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express, we shall return your first payment minus a 20% penalty. We ask you to make the second payment not later than for 30 days before the beginning of this Baikonur Launch Tour. Cancellation of your participation less than 30 days prior to the beginning of Tour will lead to loss of 100 % of price of Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express.

You have to send passport information not later than 60 days before your arrival in Russia. Please, learn about other conditions and details the reservation and payment of Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express.

Please, contact RusAdventures before Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express if you are interested in:

• tours to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City and/or Russian Mission Control Center and/or Space Museum of the Star City (before Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express or after returning from this Baikonur Launch Tour)
• tour to the Main Space Museum (before Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express or after returning from this Baikonur Launch Tour)
• tour to the Moscow Space Museum (before Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express or after this Baikonur Launch Tour) and also
• one or several extra days (before this Baikonur Launch Tour or after Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express) with or without tours in Moscow and/or Moscow Region

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Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express

Experts of centres of science and institutes from Germany, France, Sweden, Belgium and Russia can observe launch of the Russian Soyuz-FG rocket with the Venus Express spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. For European Space Agency Venus Express mission will be the first spacecraft for more than 10 years to visit our nearest planetary neighbour. Participate in Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express! Open for itself the Baikonur Cosmodrome with RusAdventures.com.

Venus Express spacecraft
Venus Express mission
Baikonur Launch Pad
November 9, 2005

 
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November 8-9, 2005

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• entry permit for the Baikonur City and Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
• air transfers from Moscow to Baikonur and from Baikonur to Moscow (charter flight, business class)
• Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express, including supervision over of launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket with Venus Express spacecraft
• transfers between Baikonur Airport and Soyuz-Progress spacecrafts Assembly building, Soyuz Launch Pad and other space objects of the Baikonur
• all meals at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
• guide-interpreter (English, German, French)
• representative of the Baikonur Cosmodrome as an escort
• photo and video shooting in the Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express
• personal certificate of the participant of Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express

Launch of a Venus Express spacecraft takes place in some minutes. The group of Tourists of RusAdventures on an observant site of the Baikonur Cosmodrome waits for this event - the main event in Baikonur Launch Tour: Venus Express.

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