Olsen May Become 3rd Space Tourist This Fall

SPACE TOURISM

Olsen May Become Third Space Tourist This Fall

Gregory Olsen in Moscow at mission control.

Moscow (UPI) Jun 01, 2005
Gregory Olsen of the United States may become the world's third space tourist by visiting the International Space Station this fall.

A spokesman for the Russian Space Agency said it and the Space Adventures Co. are optimistic for a fall liftoff. Olsen had been undergoing astronaut training at Star City near Moscow, Russia's Novosti news agency reported.

"Space Adventures officially introduced Olsen as a candidate for a brief orbital flight," the Russian Space Agency said. "On May 16 he resumed preparation at the Cosmonaut Training Center."

Russian officials last year determined the 59-year-old millionaire's health was not good enough for space flight training. But since them he has been re-examined and given permission to resume training for a flight to the ISS.

The first space tourist, Dennis Atito of the United States, performed a week-long flight in 2001 for $20 million. Number Two was South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth, who paid the same sum to fly to the ISS in 2002.

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SPACE TRAVEL

U.S. Citizen Olsen Resumes Training In Russia For Space Tourism Mission

Moscow (SPX) May 27, 2005
U.S. millionaire Gregory Olsen, who could not go on a tourist trip to space last year for health reasons, is restarting his training in Russia's Star Town in preparation for a visit to the ISS, Interfax reports.

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