Russia Amps Up Space Tourism Effort

Russian Soyuz capsule
Space Adventures and the Roscosmos division Glavkosmos plan to send civilians to orbit on Russian Soyuz capsules.
Credit: NASA
Russia is preparing to renew space tourism activities by offering dedicated commercial missions to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz rockets, including the world’s first opportunity for a private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. Mission in 2023 could include a spacewalk Roscosmos says the...

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