Third 'Space Tourist' Blasts Off Into Space

auckland map writes "A Russian Soyuz rocket has lifted off from the Central Asian steppes, launching U.S. millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen and a new Russian-U.S. crew on a two-day journey to the international space station. Olsen is reportedly paying $20 million for this trip." From the article: "The cash-strapped Russian Federal Space Agency has turned to space tourism to generate money. Olsen is the third non-astronaut to visit the orbiting station. California businessman Dennis Tito paid about $20 million for a week long trip to the space station in 2001, and South African Mark Shuttleworth followed a year later."

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[FlipSideXp]

and again I ask, how does this affect the Star Trek timeline? I just dont get you guys!

Beats selling weapons terrorists

[JohnnyNoSPAM]

Russia could probably get something going if they work it correctly. I am sure that this kind of business could be more profitable than selling nuclear technology and Soviet-era weapons to other countires. It's honest business, and can generate a huge amount of $$$.

Gregory Olsen is *GAY*

[Anonymous Coward]

It seems that this "doctor" Greogry Olsen only wants to fly in Russian spacecraft because he heard that Russian cosmonauts are really hung. The minimum penis dimension to be accepted in the Russian space program are l=30cm, d=8cm.

Get your tourist ass off my space station

[Brent Spiner]

So do we have any say in who gets to go to the space station? It is the international space station, and I seriously doubt space agencies other than the Russian Federal want a Backstreet Boy hanging out up there.