apr 28, 2001 - The world's first space tourist
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American engineer and multimillionaire Dennis Tito became the world's first space tourist on 28th April 2001. He spent nearly eight days aboard the International Space Station, Soyuz TM-31 and TM-32, orbiting the Earth a total of 128 times. Tito performed several scientific experiments that he said would be useful for his company and business. He paid a reported $20 million for his trip, through an arrangement with space tourism company Space Adventures Ltd.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 28, 2001
Now
~ 24 years ago