The Tourists
- May 2001: Dennis Tito (American)
- April 2002: Mark Shuttleworth (South African)
- October 2005: Gregory Olson (American)
- September 2006: Anousheh Ansari (Iranian)
- April 2007: Charles Simonyi (American)
Sergey Brin
In June of 2008, Google co-founder Sergey Brin invested $5 million towards a spaceflight with Space Adventures in 2011.
Company Vision
"Space Adventures' vision is to open spaceflight and the space frontier to private citizens."Space Adventures: Space Adventures: Our Vision
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Fast Facts
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Founded
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Headquarters
Vienna, Virginia
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President and CEO
Eric C. Anderson
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Products include Zero-Gravity Flights, Cosmonaut Training, spaceflights and a spacewalk
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Costs range from $15 million and up
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2001
First space tourist sent to the International Space Station
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Developing the Singapore Spaceport facility
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Advisory board has 10 astronauts including Buzz Aldrin
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Corporate partners have included Pepsi, Hard Rock Cafe, Oracle, Volkswagen and U.S. Airways
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Created the Spaceflight Club for future tourists
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Club membership is $980 annual fee
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Includes exclusive events with astronauts
