[FPSPACE] Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism

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Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism

Moscow (AFP) July 2, 2008 - The Russian space agency has sealed a deal with 
a private investor to build a Soyuz spacecraft specially for tourist hire 
and operational in 2011, a statement said Wednesday. "We have concluded an 
agreement with an investor to begin financing such a Soyuz vessel with an 
anticipated launch date of 2011," the Roskosmos website stated. The craft, 
piloted by a professional astronaut, is ... more

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