American engineer and entrepreneur, also the first space tourist (born 1940)
Dennis Tito
Born
(1940-08-08) August 8, 1940 (age 83)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
Nationality
American
Alma mater
New York University (B.S.) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S.)
Occupation
Entrepreneur
Space career
Space tourist
Time in space
7d 22h 04m[1]
Selection
2000[1]
Missions
ISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31)
Mission insignia
Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station. This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31.
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Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip...
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which affected his productivity. The first self-funded space tourist was DennisTito on board the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-3 on 28 April 2001. The first...
Inspiration Mars Foundation was an American nonprofit organization founded by DennisTito that in 2013 proposed to launch a crewed mission to flyby Mars in January...
on April 7 and arrived at Mars on October 24. American entrepreneur DennisTito became the first space tourist on April 28 aboard the Russian Soyuz TM-32...
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International Space Station, which also carried the first paying space tourist DennisTito. He retired as a cosmonaut in November 2003. Since 2007 he has been head...
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several station assembly missions, welcomed the first space tourist DennisTito, and conducted some scientific experiments. The crew consisted of one...
Cabana who refused to train DennisTito, a member of Musabayev's crew along with Yuri Baturin. Musabayev argued that Tito had trained 700 hours in the...
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This mission was notable as carrying to first paying space tourist DennisTito. For this mission he was designated a Flight Engineer; the mission lasted...
the world's population still lacked access to electricity. In 2001, DennisTito became the first space tourist, beginning the era of commercial spaceflight...
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the world's population still lacked access to electricity. In 2001, DennisTito became the first space tourist, beginning the era of commercial spaceflight...
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company. Inspiration Mars Foundation, an American nonprofit founded by DennisTito, aimed to launch a human mission to flyby Mars in January 2018, or, as...
Retrieved 7 March 2013. Connor, Steve (26 February 2013). "The millionaire DennisTito and his mission to Mars". The Independent. Archived from the original...
entrepreneurs leading the call for space colonization are Elon Musk, DennisTito and Bas Lansdorp. Organizations that contribute to space colonization...
additional funds were needed to complete the aircraft. In June 2010, DennisTito joined the mission as a pilot and major funder, which enabled significant...
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the only two spacecrafts suitable for human travel . In April 2001, DennisTito, a customer of the Russian Soyuz became the first tourist to visit space...
governments would have people in space. The first space tourist was DennisTito, an American investment manager and former aerospace engineer who contracted...
Kaufman, Marc (27 February 2013). "Manned Mars Mission Announced by DennisTito Group". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on February...
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