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  1. First female space tourist by rmadhuram · · Score: 1 · on Space Tourism, Now and to Come

    On a related note, Anousheh Ansari is set to become the first female space tourist. She will be blasting off in 11 days. http://www.anoushehansari.com/

  2. Re:is this feminism at work? by FleaPlus · · Score: 1 · on X-Prize Funder Will Be First Female Tourist In Space

    Why can't she just be called 'the second (or Nth) tourist'

    I'd be pissed.

    It's also worth noting that her official website doesn't make any mention of her being the 'first female space tourist.' Instead, she describes herself as 'the fourth private space explorer to visit space, and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.'

  3. photo caption contest by sunhou · · Score: 2, Interesting · on X-Prize Funder Will Be First Female Tourist In Space

    Surely someone will have a good description of this photo of Anousheh Ansari.

  4. Re:Hmmm by FleaPlus · · Score: 4, Interesting · on X-Prize Funder Will Be First Female Tourist In Space

    But you're right, the sexist spin of the article is both disgusting and archaic -- but easily explained. "Nth space tourist" doesn't get a headline; "First female space tourist" does.

    Indeed. I actually tried submitting this story to slashdot a few days ago, but I didn't emphasize the "first female space tourist" angle. This was rejected, along with a later variant. For the curious, here's the text of my submissions. The submissions also include links to some better articles, and Anousheh Ansari's official site. For those of you who are curious, the links also contain photos of Ansari:

    X Prize Donor to Visit ISS

    The BBC reports that engineer-entrepreneur (and Iranian-American) Anousheh Ansari will be the next self-funded visitor to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari is known for her multi-million dollar donation to the Ansari X Prize and her company's funding of plans to build private spaceports in Singapore and the UAE. She will launch to the ISS on a Russian rocket next month.

    The BBC reports that engineer-entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari will be the next self-funded visitor to the International Space Station. Known for her multi-million dollar donation to the Ansari X Prize, she will launch to the ISS on a Russian rocket next month, fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut. Ansari recently discussed her hopes for Bigelow Aerospace -- which successfully launched their private space station prototype this summer -- to provide a better-suited destination for an increased number of commercial astronauts in the future.