Tito Good To Go, Rotary Spirals Downward

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 3, 2001 @08:08AM from the private-passengers-alright! dept.

MousePotato writes: "Space.com is reporting that former NASA scientist turned Wall Street guru Dennis Tito has apparently gotten final approval (paid in full I guess is all you really need) for launch aboard a Soyuz by the end of April. Destination: ISS. Tito was originally slated to be one of the first tourists aboard the rapidly declining MIR space station. No specific figures are available on the site as to how much for the mircograv vacation but the rumor mill is placing the cost of the trip at $20 million USD. This may be just a few dollars more than buying your own rotary rocket company at auction but might just give the space tourism industry the kick it needs..."

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Can you imagine... by B00yah · 2001-01-03 03:11 · Score: 4

the tip you would have to give the pilot? :P Let's see...15% of $20,000,000...

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What a great idea... by TopShelf · 2001-01-03 03:25 · Score: 5

If someone's willing to pay $20 million for the opportunity to visit the Space Station...
how much would they be willing to pay for the return trip?

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Earth's First Self-Financed Astronaut by MarsOrBust · 2001-01-03 03:27 · Score: 4

Tito recently provided SpaceRef with an in-depth interview which makes for good reading.