Players are astronauts that have arrived at Star City for their final phase of training. Only one player will join the two Cosmonauts on a trip to the Mir Space Station.

In this roll and move game, you must collect a Pass Card for languages, medical fitness and technical skills and get to the Launch Pad first.

In the Advanced Game, the game lasts 26 turns (weeks) and the winner of the game is the player who reaches the Launch Pad having collected the most points from going round the board, with Pass Cards from the Basic Game counting as 5 points.