Space Adventures and Private Mission to the ISS
June 11, 2008 at 10:32 am | In Space Law, Space Law Current Events | 1 Commentby P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
From SpaceRef:
Launch scheduled for 2011
New York — June 11, 2008 — Space Adventures, the only company that provides human space missions to the world marketplace, announced today that it has finalized an arrangement with its long-standing partner, the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation (FSA), to launch the first private mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2011.
This private spaceflight opportunity will be a fully dedicated mission of the Soyuz-TMA spacecraft with two seats available for private space explorers, along with a comprehensive package of mission services including science, education and media program options. The first private mission to the ISS is offered to not only individual explorers, but also to businesses, organizations and institutions. . . .
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