Space Adventures tells ANN that Charles Simonyi has signed
a contract for a future orbital spaceflight. The company, which
organized the spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS)
for the world's first private explorers Dennis Tito, Mark
Shuttleworth and Greg Olsen, disclosed that Mr. Simonyi has already
completed preliminary training and medical examinations as part of
the program’s qualification process.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Zero Gravity Corporation, known
as ZERO-G, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., recently announced an
agreement for the firm's regular use of the Kennedy space shuttle
runway and landing facility (Shuttle Landing Facility) for non-NASA
flights.
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