We left for Baikonur on the 27th of September 2007. It was a grand send off where we were escorted by police cars. There were 2 planes awaiting us with red carpet all the way to the staircase. One for the primary crew and the other for the back up crew. The reason for this? In case anything happens during the flight, one plane will still survive. That was hilarious I think, but the mission has to go on no matter what happens.The journey took us about 2 hours and 30 minutes and it was a Tupolev plane owned by the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. Unfortunately we still have to pass through customs. Talk about VIP treatment. I guess we are not too VIP after all.Sunday, November 4, 2007
05/10/07: Leaving for Baikonur
We left for Baikonur on the 27th of September 2007. It was a grand send off where we were escorted by police cars. There were 2 planes awaiting us with red carpet all the way to the staircase. One for the primary crew and the other for the back up crew. The reason for this? In case anything happens during the flight, one plane will still survive. That was hilarious I think, but the mission has to go on no matter what happens.The journey took us about 2 hours and 30 minutes and it was a Tupolev plane owned by the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. Unfortunately we still have to pass through customs. Talk about VIP treatment. I guess we are not too VIP after all.
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