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Monday, June 30, 2008

Cruising the Volga 

For the first time, a river yacht route, Dvortsovy Kruiz (Palace Cruise), has been opened, connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg via the Volga-Baltic waterway, The route will be operating on a trial basis through July 12 as part of the Annual Yacht Festival.

St. Petersburg is already a popular cruise destination but foreign cruise boats are currently barred from sailing Russian waters, although plans are underway to change this. Read more about this in the St. Petersburg Times.

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

End to Space Tourism 

Russia may stop selling seats to tourists on its spacecraft starting in 2010 because of the planned expansion of the permanent crew of the International Space Station from three to six, meaning that Russia would have fewer extra seats available for tourists on its Soyuz spacecraft.

There is also a feeling that the space station should not become a holiday destination and that in the future space tourism should only be offered by private companies. Read a full report in the Earth Times.

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