Google co-founder buys seat on rocket

Published: June 13, 2008 at 12:59 AM
BLAIR AND SCHWARZENEGGER DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE
Related Company

VIENNA, Va., June 13 (UPI) -- Space Adventures Ltd. of Virginia said Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin placed a $5 million deposit on a future flight into space.

Brin is the first member of the private space company's Orbital Mission Explorers Circle and has the option to fly in space or sell the seat to another private astronaut, the company said Wednesday in a release.

"I am a big believer in the exploration and commercial development of the space frontier, and am looking forward to the possibility of going into space," Brin said in a statement.

Space Adventures Ltd. has sent five private clients to the International Space Station since 2001. The Austin (Texas) American-Statesman said a ticket for a seat on a Russian rocket costs at least $20 million.

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Crawford confesses to getting Botox shots (3 min)
Black Friday sales up 0.5 percent (10 min)
Report: Bud Selig firm about retiring (23 min)
Monsanto draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny (44 min)
Scientists aim to curb burping sheep
Marijuana school opens in Michigan
Lenders pressured to lower house payments
fark
Homeland Security protects America by intecepting the first shipment of a strategy guide for the...
Unnamed source gives newspaper copy of mayor's email threatening to fire any city employee who reveals...
Scalding debate on unpasteurized milk's safety goes back decades, resulting in raw feelings, legal...
Algebra II test indicates 15% ready for college but it's OK because that's almost half, right?
Mohammed was a young boy living in Iraq when he caught the eye of a major in the National Guard....
Patient: "It hurts when I do this." Doctor: "Yes, well, have you considered how that impacts the...