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First Repeat Space Tourist Arrives at ISS

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 28, 2009 12:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Russian spacecraft carrying a cosmonaut, an astronaut, and the first two-time space tourist has docked with the International Space Station, the CBC reports. The Soyuz capsule will soon offload the two crew members and US billionaire Charles Simonyi. Simonyi will return to Earth in the same capsule on April 7 with two crew members leaving the station. The visit will cost the software executive $35 million.

The International Space Station.
The International Space Station.   (AP Photo)
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft carrying a new crew to the international space station.
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft carrying a new crew to the international space station.   (AP Photo)
Hungarian-born US software designer and space tourist Charles Simonyi.
Hungarian-born US software designer and space tourist Charles Simonyi.   (AP Photo)
Specialists are busy at Russia's mission control center in Korolyov.
Specialists are busy at Russia's mission control center in Korolyov.   (AP Photo)
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