Space Tourism - Russia
22 April 2002In 2002, 28-year old internet tycoon Mark Shuttleworth became the first man to blast off in a spaceship as a paying guest. The price tag? A cool 20 million US dollars. With both America and Russia suffering drastic cuts in funding for their space Programs, enterprising Russians have taken the lead in the latest space race -- the race for tourists. As well as Shuttleworth's trip, they've designed a spacecraft capable of taking tourists on a quick orbit of the earth for a more affordable $100,000.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: January 31, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Author: journeymanpictures
Length: 18:04
Rating: 4.88
Views: 1644
Tags: Journeyman Mark NASA pictures Russia Shuttleworth Space Tourism USA
Video Comments
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corypollard (March 22, 2008 at 2:04 pm)
What a young looking Mark Shuttleworth. It was an informative piece too.
Bocbo (February 1, 2008 at 5:37 am)
please put english subtitles in your documentaries. |
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