This essay attempts to contextualise the experience and documentation of the world’s first space tourist, a multi-millionaire American businessman Dennis Tito, who vacationed on the International Space Station in 2001. The essay brings together two parallel elements of this historical event: the political transformation of the Russian space programme which made the private flight possible and the cultural significance and impact of the event. The first space tourist is both a direct product of the newly commercialised space programme and a reflection of a new worldview, with new values and expectations.
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Julia Tcharfas
Author
Science Museum, London
Citation
DOI
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10.15180/150407/001
Publication Name:
Science Museum Group Journal
Volume:
August 2015
Number:
4
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