There were potential space tourists for flights on 'Soyuz'

Finding potential space tourists for a flight on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft in 2021, they are ready to go to Russia and undergo medical examinations to join the first "travel crew". First , Sergey Koshtenko, head of Representative Office Space Adventures Russia told Sputnik.

American Space Adventures is currently the only tour operator involved in space flights.

Under the procedure, who will fly to ISS will only be released after they are approved by the main health committee.

Earlier it was reported that 'Roskosmos' and Space Adventures signed a contract for the flight of two space tourists to the International Space Station until the end of 2021.

"There are many people who want to fly, but they have to go to Russia and undergo tests by the medical committee," Kostenko said.

Under the procedure, who will fly to ISS will only be released after they are approved by the main health committee. As a rule, this will take place one year before the start of half-year training courses, ie one and a half years before the flight.

'Only after the decision of the main health committee is made, will they become candidates for flight participants into space , ' said Kostenko.

In the period 2001-2009, under contract with Space Adventures, seven tourists were taken to Space Station on 'Soyuz' ships, in which Charles Simonyi the American flew twice. At different times, the price of a flight into space lasting ten days ranged from 25 to 50 million dollars.

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