Dennis Tito | |
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| Born | August 8, 1940 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University (B.S.) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S.) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Space career | |
| Space tourist | |
Time in space | 7d 22h 04m[1] |
| Selection | 2000[1] |
| Missions | ISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31) |
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Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. During mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own visit to space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station. This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31.
- ^ a b "Astronaut Biography: Dennis Tito". April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2021.