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 Full day mission and simulated spacewalk training inside the one-of-a-kind Neutral Buoyancy facility with full International Space Station mock-up.
Spacewalk Training Neutral Buoyancy Training Price - $33,750 (for 2 people, requires Scuba certification)
At Star City, the neutral buoyancy tank provides an excellent environment for testing hardware designed to operate in space while practicing techniques used for ISS assembly or servicing and repairing spacecraft. In this program, you will experience a full day of training on the mechanics and operations of the ORLAN-M spacesuit used by cosmonauts to train in the neutral buoyancy tank. You will be supervised by instructors and dive masters as you simulate operating tools and walking in space! Video and photography will be captured through the many port hole windows located on three levels of the tank as well as through professional underwater photography.
 Train for the ultimate space adventure - an EVA (Extra-vehicular activity) or spacewalk. Experience the same spacewalk simulation training as professional cosmonauts. Try on a real Orlan suit used for real spacewalks, and professional cosmonauts will teach you how to step outside the spacecraft, for an experience of a lifetime. While you are in Moscow, our expert staff will show you Star City, and the official training grounds of the cosmonauts. You will have the opportunity to eat like a cosmonaut at the Stay City Cafeteria. After your training, you will be presented with your certificates, photos and video of your experience. Less than two-hundred people have ever had the thrill of an EVA. Could you be next?
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Neutral buoyancy is the term used to describe when something has an equal tendency to float as it does sink. Objects that are configured to be neutrally buoyant seem to "hover" underwater. This is accomplished with a combination of weights and flotation devices. Large, neutrally buoyant items can be easily manipulated much like in orbit. This is the closest simulation of weightlessness on the surface of the Earth.