Dennis Tito

Dennis Tito
Born (1940-08-08) August 8, 1940 (age 84)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
Alma materNew York University (B.S.)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S.)
OccupationEntrepreneur
Space career
Space tourist
Time in space
7d 22h 04m[1]
Selection2000[1]
MissionsISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31)
Mission insignia

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.

  1. ^ a b "Astronaut Biography: Dennis Tito". April 19, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2021.