The four-member team was scheduled to spend a day free flying through orbit before plummeting back into the atmosphere and parachuting to a splashdown landing off the coast of Florida around 10:06 …
Arriving at the space station more than a week ago were an American, a Canadian and an Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. They paid $55 million apiece for the rocket ride and accommodations, all meals included.
“It was a hell of a ride,” said former NASA astronaut and chaperone Michael Lopez-Alegria during the trip. The three businessmen are the latest to take advantage of the opening of space to those with deep pockets. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin is taking customers on 10-minute rides to the edge of space, while Virgin Galactic expects to start flying customers on its rocket ship later this year.
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