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       Monday, September 18, 2006

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First Woman Tourist in Space

At 8:35 PM Central Time, Anousheh Ansari boarded a Soyuz rocket for her trip to the International Space Station. Ansari, 40, lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The flight was picture-perfect, with video showing the flight crew waiting patiently, if not a little bored, for second stage separation.

Ansari made and her husband made their fortunes in the telecommunication industry, profiting from the dot-com boom. She paid $20 million to ride along on the mission, and for the history-making title of "First Female Space Tourist." In training since March, Ansari was backup for a Japanese businessman who had to withdraw health reasons.

CNN story with tons of background.
Cool video of the launch.



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posted by James Wiegand at 9:36 AM  

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