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Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

RU

Центр подготовки космонавтов имени Ю. А. Гагарина

The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) is a Russian training facility responsible for preparing cosmonauts for space missions. It offers training in various aspects of spaceflight, including flight simulations, survival training, and spacecraft systems. GCTC collaborates with international partners such as NASA, ESA, JAXA, and the Canadian Space Agency, and also trains space tourists. The center's facilities include centrifuges, pools for extravehicular activity training, and spacecraft simulators.

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Roscosmos and First Channel received around 3,000 auditions and forwarded a shortlist of 20 actresses to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

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Pavel Vlasov, head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, gives a 2021-09-20 launch date for Soyuz MS-19, which yields a four-month training period.

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Klim Shipenko, the director of Vyzov, completed his medical checks at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and was confirmed fit to fly to the ISS.

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Barbara Barrett is a certified aircraft pilot and trained in 2009 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and in Kazakhstan, culminating in certification for space travel.

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Barbara Barrett trained in 2009 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and in Kazakhstan, culminating in certification for space travel.

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