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Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur.During mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own visit to space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station.
20 years ago, Dennis Tito paid $20M to visit the International Space Station. Today people are following in his cosmic footsteps. The CEO of Space Adventures says space tourism is an 'important ...
Shuttleworth gained worldwide fame on 25 April 2002, as the second self-funded space tourist (after Dennis Tito in 2001) and the first South African in space. [ a ] Flying through Space Adventures , he launched aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-34 mission as a spaceflight participant , [ 30 ] paying approximately US$20 million [ 31 ] for the voyage ...
Having flown to the International Space Station (ISS) with Soyuz TMA-7 (launched October 1, 2005, docked October 3) and landed with Soyuz TMA-6 (October 10), Olsen is the third self-funded space tourist to visit the ISS, following Dennis Tito (2001) and Mark Shuttleworth (2002) (all three space tourists flew through Space Adventures, Ltd.).
“We have to keep healthy for as many years as it’s going to take for SpaceX to complete this vehicle,” Dennis Tito said. First-ever space tourist to return for SpaceX moon trip decades later ...
Since Dennis Tito, the first ever “space tourist” hit the skies in 2001, few travelers have followed in his footsteps. But in recent years, high-profile space tourism companies such as SpaceX, ...
When the decision was made to de-orbit Mir, Tito managed to switch his trip to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft through a deal between MirCorp and US-based Space Adventures, Ltd. Dennis Tito visited the ISS for seven days in April–May 2001, becoming the world's first "fee-paying" space tourist. Tito paid ...
For Dennis Tito, 82, it’s a chance to relive the joy of his trip to the International Space Station, now that he's retired with time on his hands.