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Olsen May Become 3rd Space Tourist This Fall
Moscow (UPI) Jun 01, 2005 Gregory Olsen of the United States may become the world's third space tourist by visiting the International Space Station this fall. A spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said it and the Space Adventures Co. are optimistic for a fall liftoff. Olsen had been undergoing astronaut training at Star City near Moscow, Russia's Novosti news agency reported. "Space Adventures officially introduced Olsen as a candidate for a brief orbital flight," the Russian Space Agency said. "On May 16 he resumed preparation at the Cosmonaut Training Center." Russian officials last year determined the 59-year-old millionaire's health was not good enough for space flight training. But since them he has been re-examined and given permission to resume training for a flight to the ISS. The first space tourist, Dennis Atito of the United States, performed a week-long flight in 2001 for $20 million. Number Two was South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth, who paid the same sum to fly to the ISS in 2002. All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by United Press International. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of by United Press International. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Nuclear Space Technology at Space-Travel.com
Space Adventures Announces Japanese Entrepreneur As Next Private Space Explorer
Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 04, 2005Space Adventures announced Thursday that Hong Kong resident and Japanese entrepreneur Daisuke Enomoto (Dice-K) will be the next private space explorer candidate. |
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