You are there, earth rumbling and eardrums shaking – so close to these legendary Cold War launchpads in Central Asia. Witness the blast-off of a manned Soyuz rocket on MIR's award-winning tour, "Inside the Russian Space Program" ([ Ссылка ]). Douglas Grimes, founder and president of MIR Corporation, captures this night launch of the Soyuz in May 2014 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, highlight of this space-themed tour.
It includes first-hand close encounters with Russian space training and flight, from visiting Moscow's Star City, Russian's premier cosmonaut training facility, to witnessing the rollout of the Soyuz and raising of the rocket ceremony in the steppes of Kazakhstan.
* Watch and listen as MIR co-founder and president, Douglas Grimes, explains why "Inside the Russian Space Program" is his favorite tour: ([ Ссылка ])
* Learn more about MIR's tours to the countries on this tour:
Kazakhstan: [ Ссылка ]
Western Russia: [ Ссылка ]
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Video shot by MIR co-founder and president, Douglas Grimes, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan in May 2014.
Video thumbnail photo: Douglas Grimes.
