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space tourist

American  
[spays toor-ist] / ˈspeɪs ˌtʊər ɪst /

noun

  • space tourists
    plural
  1. a person who engages in space tourism.


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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

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

SpaceX plans to announce two new space tourists slated to fly on the Starship rocket: Dennis Tito, the world’s first-ever space tourist in 2001, and his wife, Akiko.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

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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