Contact Information: For More Information: Stacey Tearne Space Adventures +1 703 894 2192
Space Adventures' Orbital Spaceflight Candidate, Charles Simonyi, Plans Spring 2009 Return Flight to the ISS
Will Mark His Second Space Mission; Previously Flew to ISS in Spring 2007
| Source: Space Adventures
VIENNA, VA--(Marketwire - September 30, 2008) - Space
Adventures, the only company that provides human space missions to the
world marketplace, announced today that Charles Simonyi, Ph.D., intends
to train with the Soyuz TMA-14 crew in preparation for a spring mission to
the International Space Station (ISS).
Space Adventures became world renowned in 2001 with the launch of client
Dennis Tito, the world's first privately funded spaceflight participant.
Since then, the company has launched
four other individuals to space, including Dr. Simonyi, who completed
his first space mission in the spring of 2007.
"Having a repeat orbital client demonstrates to the world that
participating in a space mission is truly a magnificent and awe-inspiring
experience. It is also an excellent example that the marketplace is even
larger than previously anticipated because of the potential occurrence of
clients who fly on multiple occasions," said Eric Anderson, president and
CEO of Space Adventures. "We congratulate Charles on his continued
commitment to commercial spaceflight. We look forward to assisting him in
preparation for the spring 2009 mission."
Space Adventures' sixth orbital spaceflight client, Richard Garriott, son of NASA
astronaut Owen Garriott, is currently scheduled to launch to the ISS on
October 12, 2008.
Space Adventures will host a teleconference for the media with Dr. Simonyi
on October 6, 2008 to discuss the details surrounding his intended space
mission. Please contact Stacey Tearne at stearne@spaceadventures.com or +1
703 894 2192 to register for the call and receive dial-in instructions.
No other information is available at this time.
Space Adventures, the company that organized the flights for the world's
first private space explorers, is headquartered in Vienna, Va. with an
office in Moscow. It offers a variety of programs such as the availability
today for spaceflight missions to the International Space Station and
around the moon, Zero-Gravity
flights, cosmonaut training, spaceflight qualification programs and
reservations on future suborbital spacecrafts. The company's advisory board
includes Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, Shuttle astronauts Sam Durrance,
Tom Jones, Byron Lichtenberg, Norm Thagard, Kathy Thornton, Pierre Thuot,
Charles Walker, Skylab/Shuttle astronaut Owen Garriott and Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Usachev. For more information, please visit
www.spaceadventures.com.
