SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the flight of the world’s first space tourist, American businessman Dennis Tito, on April 28, 2001, space tourism has gained new prominence as more suborbital and orbital tourism opportunities have become available.

Detailed explanation-2: -MITCHELL – On March 23, 1965, Hoosier Astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom became the first person to travel into space twice when he and John Young piloted the Gemini 3 spacecraft. Gemini 3 liftoff photo provided by NASA.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dennis Tito, 82, who made a short trip to the International Space Station 21 years ago, isn’t interested in that kind of flight anymore. Tito’s weeklong moonshot will bring him closer to 200 kilometers of the lunar far side.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space and in orbit.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ansari lifted off on the Soyuz TMA-9 mission with commander Mikhail Tyurin (RSA) and flight engineer Michael Lopez-Alegria (NASA) at 04:59 (UTC) on Monday, September 18, 2006, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Ansari became the fourth (and first female) space tourist.