Tech | March 24, 2009 | 2 comments

60-year-old to become the first two-time space tourist

source: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/science_technology/russian+rocket+set+to+blast+off/304...

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The Russian-built Soyuz capsule bound for the international space station is being prepared at Baikonur in Kazakhstan. US businessman and space tourist Charles Simonyi will blast off with the rest of the crew on Thursday for a 13 day trip into space. There are rumors it may be the last private traveler allowed by the Russians to travel to the space station.
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2 comments // 60-year-old to become the first two-time space tourist

  • Merisoul
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      Merisoul  

    • Lol, they only shove astronaut's in an underground cavern filled with water to simulate weightless space, then pay them with fame for keeping their gob's shut and make up shite to get more Partiotism out of the Public's bank ballence!. They're suit's are still made out of Keblar, which will only stop a Colt 45 at 30 paces, not billion's of radioactive solar particle's travelling at thousand's of mile's a second, and no lead in any NASA vehical's or rocket's, or satalite's, etc;!.

    • 2 years ago
  • mattbrawn
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      mattbrawn  

    • 'There are rumors it may be the last private traveler allowed by the Russians to travel to the space station. "

      Surely for enough cash they're gonna let whoever wants a go, have a go...?

    • 2 years ago
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