[FPSPACE] Russia seals agreement with private investor for spacetourism

[Peter Pesavento]

Well, then, this proves out the initial press release that I posted here on
fpspace last month.

Perhaps there was, on the part of some in this forum (and perhaps in other
venues), to rush to pooh-pooh it.  

It's real.

I doubt an American-based company--which to keep itself solvent, is
dependent upon excellent relations with the launch entity, as well as the
space organizations/collectives over in Russia--would make baseless claims.

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Subject: [FPSPACE] Russia seals agreement with private investor for
spacetourism

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

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_seals_agreement_with_private_inve
stor_for_space_tourism_999.html


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