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Russian Cargo Ship Docks At ISS, Preps For Tourist
christchurch writes "Russia unmanned cargo ship Progress M-54, carrying food and supplies, docked at the International Space Station safely yesterday. A two-man replacement crew is scheduled to head to the station on 1st of October, along with an American scientist-businessman, Gregory Olsen, who is paying the Russian space agency $20 million for a weeklong visit."
...if only they had realized sooner than later that they could have subsidized their failing economy with space tourism like this. From what I understand, the Soyuz capsules are the same ones they've used for more than what? 10 to 15 years? And there have always been bored American millionaires who would have taken the risk either way. Who knows if the USSR would still be around today if they had.
From the wikipedia stub: "Gregory Olsen is the chairman of Sensors Unlimited, which develops sensitive near-infrared cameras. He plans to be the third space tourist, flying to the ISS on board Soyuz TMA-7 He plans to conduct experiments in remote sensing and astronomy while aboard the space station, he said."
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Why doesn't he donate his money to Katrina relief and go to some space museum to live upto his dreams? I bet he is not gonna feel a thing difference if he watches the stars in a space museum. Infact he will feel more secure that way to watch universe.