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Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station.
Jul 20, 2021 · On April 30, 2001, US millionaire Dennis Tito arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a Russian Soyuz rocket, becoming the world’s first space tourist.
Oct 12, 2022 · Dennis Tito, an 82-year-old aerospace engineer-turned-financial analyst who paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station in 2001, is working with SpaceX on...
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 · Businessman Dennis Tito paid $20 million to fly with the Russians to the International Space Station in 2001. He was on board for eight days and 20 years later still says that it was the best...
Oct 17, 2022 · F ew people had heard of aerospace engineer and financial analyst Dennis Tito before 2001. That was the year Tito, then 60, became the first paying space tourist, cutting a $20 million check to...
Apr 29, 2011 · Ten years ago, US multi-millionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first-ever space tourist. He is said to have paid $20m for his eight days in space.
Dennis Tito (born Aug. 8, 1940, Queens, N.Y., U.S.) is an 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 Institute in Troy, N.Y., in 1964.
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...
Jul 19, 2021 · Businessman Dennis Tito paid $20 million to fly with the Russians to the International Space Station in 2001. He was on board for eight days and 20 years later still says that it was the best...
