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Next ISS Crew, Space Tourist Ready to Fly

SirUlli

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ISS Expedition 12 commander Bill McArthur and flight engineer Valery Tokarev are preparing to launch spaceward inside their Soyuz TMA-7 spacecraft at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 Oct. 1 GMT) tonight. Flying with them will be U.S. scientist and entrepreneur Gregory Olsen, who is paying $20 million for a 10-day spaceflight to and from the ISS. The three men will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Full Story

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/exp12_mission_page.html

Sir Ulli

 
Amazing.

We have a problem even getting regular astronaunts up and the Russians are taking private citizens up for joy rides.

 
Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Thanks another interesting read about how the body reacts to long periods in space 🙂

I'd spend a few years up there if they would just let me volunteer😉

Closer to home don't ya know😛
 
Home again

Home Again: U.S. Space Tourist, Expedition 11 Crew Return to Earth

A U.S. scientist who paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station (ISS) is back on Earth, along with two astronauts, after their Soyuz spacecraft touched down safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan Monday.

Gregory Olsen, the third space tourist to visit the ISS, and the two-astronaut crew of ISS Expedition 11 landed their Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft right on time today at 9:09 p.m. EDT (0109 Oct. 11).

"I feel great," Olsen said as he finished an apple while recovery workers conducted medical checks. "I can't wait to walk around and have some real food, and take a shower."
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Full Story

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051010_exp11_olsen_lndg.html

it is time for the NASA to return to flight as they say...

Sir Ulli
 
Thanks SirUlli.

You always seem to post the most current and important stuff.

I want to know how you are doing. Whats your team position and rank? You should get some
recognition for your efforts too.

just my opinion.

Soggy
 
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