U.S. millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen gestures speaking at a news conference in Star City outside Moscow, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
Interview with a Space Tourist Story aired: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
American millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen is back on planet earth after seven days in space orbit with a joint Russian American crew. Olsen is only the third ever space tourist. He booked his trip through an American company, a sort of space travel agency, called Space Adventures, based in Arlington Virginia. Olsen blasted off from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on October first, docked with the international space station two days later, and landed back on earth on the steppes of Kazakhstan on October 10th. For this, he paid $20 million.
Gregory Olsen talks about his amazing space experience.
Guests:
Gregory Olsen, space tourist
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