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Russian Rocket Carries Space Tourist

Mar. 26, 2009
Charles Simonyi, a software developer, began his second paid trip to the International Space Station on Thursday.
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New crew en route to the ISS

New crew en route to the ISS

HOUSTON, March 26 (UPI) -- The 19th crew to live aboard the International Space Station was launched into space Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Video game developer to go into space

MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. video game developer Richard Garriott is paying $25 million to become the sixth space tourist to spend a few days on the International Space Station.

Software billionaire home from space

MOSCOW, April 21 (UPI) -- A Russian spacecraft returned to Earth Saturday with a crew that included a software billionaire.

International space station gets new crew

MOSCOW, April 11 (UPI) -- Another American space tourist is in orbit, but he had to fly on a Russian spacecraft.

New crew arrives at the space station

HOUSTON, April 10 (UPI) -- Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. private citizen comprising Expedition 15 have reached the International Space Station.

Gourmet food awaits space tourist

MIAMI, April 6 (UPI) -- When billionaire Charles Simonyi blasts into space from Kazakhstan Saturday, he'll be packing what could be considered the ultimate in astronaut food.

Russia raises space tourist tab to $21m

MOSCOW, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- It will now cost $21 million for a tourist flight from Russia to the International Space Station.

Software developer to visit ISS

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A software pioneer and aviator from the United States has booked passage to visit the International Space Station next year.

Russia delays space station mission

MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The Russian Federal Space Agency announced Thursday it would delay the launch of a Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station until Sept. 18.

Russian freighter heads for space station

MOSCOW, June 24 (UPI) -- Russia successfully launched a space freighter Saturday that carries supplies for the International Space Station. The Progress M-57 freighter, propelled by a Soyuz rocket, was launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reported.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler