space tourist
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However, there can be dramatic increases in potential radiation exposure at higher altitudes, such as those envisaged for space tourist flights.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
In 2001, Dennis Tito, an American businessman, made headlines after spending nearly eight days onboard the International Space Station and becoming the first space tourist.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
One will carry Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and eight artistic passengers, while the other will transport the world’s first space tourist, Dennis Tito, who visited the International Space Station in 2001, and Tito’s spouse.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
Saturday Night Live star and almost space tourist Pete Davidson will soon star in a Peacock series based on his own life.
From The Verge ● Apr. 27, 2022
On Wednesday Mr Maezawa travelled to space in a Russian Soyuz rocket, and is the first self-funded space tourist to travel to the ISS in more than a decade.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2021
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