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From Nick Greene, for About.com

Here's Your Chance to Be an Astronaut

Thursday October 30, 2008
Incredible-Adventures I've found what I want for Christmas.

Incredible Adventures gives you a chance to experience life like an astronaut or cosmonaut. From the ultimate adventure aboard the International Space Station to a fun, if sedate, visit to one of the premier air and space museums in the world, you just may find your adventure here:

  • Orbital Training
    Take your own history-making first step - by becoming one of the first tourists in the world to apply to Russia's Cosmonaut Training Program.
  • Suborbital Space Flight
    Reserve your seat on the Rocketplane XP, a sub-orbital spacecraft which will be capable of altitudes more than 62 miles above Earth's atmosphere, allowing you to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and an extraordinary view of Earth.
  • Edge of Space
    Travel to the Edge of space where the sky is black above and blue below in the legendary MiG-31 "Foxhound"
  • Zero Gravity - Go Weightless!
    Experience Zero-Gravity in the IL-76 MDK "Flying Laboratory" & Visit inside Star City's Mission Control. NEW - Zero-Gravity USA.
  • Cosmonaut for a Day
    Spend an action-packed day inside the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, using the same simulators used by cosmonauts to prepare for space travel
  • Adventure in the Hydrolab
    Train in an Orlan Spacesuit, deep within the Hydrolab, the Neutral Buoyancy Tank used by cosmonauts to prepare for travel to the Mir and International Space Station
  • Space Suits & Space Foods
    Spend a full day inside the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. See if you have the right stuff to wear the space suit and eat the space food.
  • Tour Monino Air and Space Museum
    This great air and space museum features more than 170 different types of aircraft and spacecraft. Add this tour to any Cosmonaut Training Adventure
About Astronomy and Space has teamed with the leader in space adventures, Incredible Adventures to help you live your space dream. Since 1993, this company has been making life more exciting for thousands of people.

If space is not your thing (surely not!), Incredible Adventures has a wide variety of other offerings, including: MiGs Over Moscow, Skydive Everest, Fly Fighter Jets Over Cape Town South Africa, Air Combat Adventures, Hollywood Top Gun Jet Flights, Fun Flights USA, Sea Ops Maritime Adventure, Urban Ops: Combat Mission 101, SpecOps, Covert Ops, Russian Ops, Skydiving and HALO Jumping, Driving & Racing Adventures, Offshore Rockets, Sub Adventures and Shark Adventures as well as other adventures including custom adventures.

And, if any of you has some spare funds lying around, your About Astronomy and Space Guide would love a space adventure.

Image Credits: Incredible Adventures

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