Space tourist to enjoy €19.2m adventure

THE world’s next space tourist has said he’s spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million (€19.2m) adventure this autumn.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

Richard Garriott will make history as the first child of a US astronaut to rocket into orbit.

He is set to fly aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the international space station on October 12.

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