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Apr 29, 2011 · 30 April 2011. Dennis Tito's jubilant return to Earth: "I just came back from paradise!" Ten years ago, US multi-millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first-ever space tourist. He is...
Apr 27, 2011 · American businessman Dennis Tito, the world’s first orbital space tourist, is seen training for his historic 2001 flight to the International Space Station. Tito launched in April 2001 aboard a...
Jul 19, 2021 · First space tourist Dennis Tito: 'I was euphoric'. Businessman Dennis Tito paid $20 million to fly with the Russians to the International Space Station in 2001. He was on board for eight...
Aug. 8, 1940, Queens, N.Y., U.S. (age 83) Dennis Tito (born Aug. 8, 1940, Queens, N.Y., U.S.) American businessman who became the first private individual to pay for his own trip into space. Tito earned a B.S. in astronautics and aeronautics from New York University in 1962 and an M.S. in engineering science from Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
Apr 27, 2011 · On April 28, 2001, American businessman Dennis Tito ushered in the era of private spaceflight when he blasted into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, bound for the International Space...
Oct 17, 2022 · As SpaceNews, CNN, and others report, Tito, now 82, and his wife Akiko, have both inked a deal to travel on a one-week journey aboard SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, along with up to 10 other...
Jul 20, 2021 · American businessman Dennis Tito became the world’s first space tourist on April 28, 2001, when he launched to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket. It was a lifelong dream come true for the space enthusiast, who had once worked as an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
