Person: Gregory Olsen

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Space tourist returns to Earth

A US software billionaire who won a junior cosmonaut contest as a child in Communist-ruled Hungary returned from a dream voyage to the international space station today, riding a Russian capsule to a soft landing on the Kazakh steppe along with a Russian and an American who spent seven months in orbit.

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New bid to promote civilian space trips

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Space tourist flying high ahead of orbit visit

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'Tourist' pays €17m to go into space

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Back with a bump

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US millionaire's spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan

Spaced out: millionaire arrives at station

A RUSSIAN spacecraft docked flawlessly and ahead of schedule at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, delivering an American space traveller and a new two-man Russian-American crew.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2005

Rocket blasts off with millionaire US scientist on board

A Russian rocket roared into space today in a burst of flame, launching the world’s third space tourist, US millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen, and a US-Russian crew on a two-day trip to the international space station.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2005

Space tourist still hoping to make flight

Would-be space traveller Gregory Olsen remains optimistic that his flight to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket will go ahead even though it is temporarily on hold due to an undisclosed medical issue.

Fri, 09 Jul, 2004