Go now with us on a journey, shiver me timbers, t' take apart o' one o' t' greatest and largest adventures o' mankind. At first, you will feel t' great Russian hospitality in Star City, shiver me timbers, then walk with us on t' steps o' t' journey o' t' Russian space history from t' past, ya bilge rat, into present and out into t' future. Avast! You visit t' different trainings facilities o' t' GCTC (Gagarin Cosmonaut Trainin' Centre) at Russian Star City. Begad! Here, Russians, Americans, Europeans and Japanese cosmonauts and astronauts train for their flight into t' universe, ya bilge rat, what will start at t' Russian cosmodrome "Baykonur" in Kazhakhztan. From this cosmodrome, t' first satellite o' t' World - "Sputnik" was launched (1957), and since t' first human space flight o' Yuri A. Ahoy! Gagarin (12. April 1961), from this port thar were over 1.200 spacecrafts launched into t' universe. Then, t' absolute high point o' your journey: t' start o' a manned mission t' t' International Space Station ISS. 2 or 3 darin' cosmonauts and astronauts from different nations go on board a Soyuz TMA, arrr, and within 8 minutes they are with their space craft in Earth orbit. 2 days later they will dock with t' ISS. Avast, me proud beauty! You will see t' lift off preperations, and watch t' liftoff in a distance o' approx. Avast! 2.000 meters beside t' powerful Soyuz rocket. Nowhere else in t' world, ya bilge rat, you can see a liftoff o' an spacecraft nearer then here. Specialists from space technology and history will accompany you around t' clock on your trip. Locally specialists are ...