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Wanted: Taller Space Tourists
Arlington - Nov 01, 2002 The launch today of the upgraded Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a three-person crew to the International Space Station (ISS) alleviates an important concern for future astronauts and private participants alike: the need for more space. The improved Soyuz TMA is designed to accommodate taller crew participants, including space tourists, measuring up to 6'3" ft. (190 cm), and also ensures a safer landing. These modifications will give a larger number of professional cosmonauts and astronauts - as well as future space tourists - the opportunity to embark on a space flight to the ISS. The Soyuz TMA provides better protection for the crew by decreasing the speed at which the spacecraft lands and increasing the shock-absorption of the spacecraft seats. In other words, future space tourists will have a smoother and safer ride back to Earth. "The Soyuz is among the most reliable launch vehicles today with a proven record of servicing orbital stations," said Eric Anderson, President and CEO of Space Adventures. "The Soyuz TMA furthers this tradition." Space Adventures, Ltd. made possible the ISS flights of the world�s first private space participants Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth. The company has worked since August 1999, with RASA, RSC Energia, and the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center to develop tourist flights to the ISS. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Space Adventures SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Nuclear Space Technology at Space-Travel.com
Greg Olsen To Communicate With High School Students From ISS
Arlington VA (SPX) Sep 29, 2005Space Adventures announced Wednesday that their orbital spaceflight client, Greg Olsen, Ph.D., plans to communicate from the International Space Station with three select high schools via HAM radio signal during his upcoming mission. |
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