With former Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos all set to fly to the edge of space on Blue Origin's maiden crewed voyage on July 20, let's take a look at other billionaires who have travelled to space.
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson successfully went with a crew to the edge of space on July 11, 2021. Credit: Reuters Photo
Hungarian-American Charles Simonyi is the only tourist who’s gone twice to space. He travelled to the International Space Station in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Credit: Instagram/lowellobservatory
Guy Laliberte, the Canadian co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, has spent several days aboard the International Space Station in 2009. Credit: Lunerouge.com
American engineer Dennis Anthony Tito is the 'world's first space tourist'. He spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1 in 2001. Credit: Instagram/dennis.tito.fp
Published 13 July 2021, 08:18 IST