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I'd have to pass, even if it was free. I fly frequently but just don't have the desire (or the stomach) to cruise in space.
Would you go?
Would you go?
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On Monday, American millionaire Gregory Olsen began an eight-day visit to the International Space Station. Like the two space tourists before him, Olsen paid a reported $20 million for the privilege. What do amateur astronauts do while they're in space?
Light chores, some research, and a bit of photography. They also spend a fair amount of time kibitzing with folks back on Earth. Olsen will help out with day-to-day activities on the station "as needed." That means his mission commander can ask him to clean the air filters, unload some equipment, or take care of other menial tasks. The world's first space tourist, Dennis Tito, volunteered for pantry duty and got to select which food packets to reconstitute for space station meals.
Tito, who blasted off in 2001, spent the rest of his time listening to opera, gazing out the window, and taking pictures. Unlike his successors on the International Space Station—Olsen and South African Mark Shuttleworth—Tito didn't have the run of the station. NASA was reluctant to have him onboard at all and made Tito promise not to venture into the American side of the ISS without an escort. (The American part of the space station has the science laboratory and other high-tech equipment; the living quarters are on the Russian side.) Tito also had to sign a contract saying that he'd pay for any equipment that he broke. Russia also agreed to reimburse NASA for lost research time.
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Light chores, some research, and a bit of photography. They also spend a fair amount of time kibitzing with folks back on Earth. Olsen will help out with day-to-day activities on the station "as needed." That means his mission commander can ask him to clean the air filters, unload some equipment, or take care of other menial tasks. The world's first space tourist, Dennis Tito, volunteered for pantry duty and got to select which food packets to reconstitute for space station meals.
Tito, who blasted off in 2001, spent the rest of his time listening to opera, gazing out the window, and taking pictures. Unlike his successors on the International Space Station—Olsen and South African Mark Shuttleworth—Tito didn't have the run of the station. NASA was reluctant to have him onboard at all and made Tito promise not to venture into the American side of the ISS without an escort. (The American part of the space station has the science laboratory and other high-tech equipment; the living quarters are on the Russian side.) Tito also had to sign a contract saying that he'd pay for any equipment that he broke. Russia also agreed to reimburse NASA for lost research time.
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..."I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." George Best
..."I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." George Best
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