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Sunday, September 17, 2006

First Woman Space Tourist takes off


Anousheh Ansari
Image Courtesy: BBC
The first woman space tourist has taken off abroad a Russian designed "Soyuz" rocket. The rocket took off from the launching pad in Kazakhstan located in the city of Baikonur. The woman, Anousheh Ansari, is a 40-year old Iranian-born US citizen. The rocket was also carrying additional crew members for the International Space Station (ISS). Ms. Ansari is reported to have paid an amount around $20 million for the space tour.

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