Star City

Flight School: Transparency Not -- A Little Rant

Esther Dyson | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


Esther Dyson

The thing that drives me crazy about this place is that there are no maps. Every week it seems that I have a class in some new place I have never heard of, and there's no map to find out where it is.

Flight School: Star City Personal Logistics

Esther Dyson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living


Esther Dyson

You wouldn't believe it based on the traffic, but most Muscovites don't have cars. The challenge is the kilometer-plus from the Prophy (where I live) to the gate of Star City.

Flight School: Back to Blog!

Esther Dyson | Posted 01.27.2009 | World


Esther Dyson

I'm sitting here in Star City, training to be a cosmonaut, and I was sure I would have the time to write a blog after classes every day from 9 to 6. Now's the time to get serious about it.

Flight School: Day 0

Esther Dyson | Posted 11.18.2008 | Living


Esther Dyson

So, here I am at Star City near Moscow, getting a medical check-up in order to go into training as a backup astronaut.