The second space tourist

The second space tourist is likely to be Mark Shuttleworth, 28, a South African Internet tycoon. Shuttleworth signed an agreement last week with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency to secure a seat on a ``taxi'' flight next April to change out Soyuz crew rescue spacecraft on the International...

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