Pavel Vlasov: Cosmonaut Training is Fantastically Interesting
March 7, 2020 the Russian cosmonaut corps turned 60. On its anniversary eve, the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center (CTC), Hero of the Russian Federation and honored test pilot Pavel Vlasov told the Aerospace Sphere Journal Editor-in-Chief what makes a modern cosmonaut different from the first cosmonaut corps, why no robot can completely replace a man in space, how they prepare for a flight to the moon, and what breathtaking adventures and horizons a spaceflight training prepares for a young man.