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[b]Energia and Space Adventures Sign Contract for Orbital Space Tourist Flight[/b] [i]Opportunity for two spaceflight participants to launch to the ISS for 14-day stay[/i] S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" and Space Adventures, Inc. signed a contract for a short duration spaceflight of two spaceflight participants on board the same "Soyuz" spacecraft to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). One of the mission participants will have an opportunity to conduct a spacewalk outside the space station, becoming the first private citizen in history to experience open space. Accepted and secured candidates will be required to complete specialized training and additional simulations in preparation for the spacewalk attempt. "A private citizen completing a spacewalk would be another huge step forward in private spaceflight. We appreciate the chance to celebrate two decades of orbital space tourism with our Russian partners by opening up another first-ever experience. We applaud our colleagues at Energia for working with us to create amazing new adventures in space," said Eric Anderson, Chairman and CEO of Space Adventures, Inc. [b]About Space Adventures[/b] Space Adventures, the company that organized the flights for the world's first private space explorers, is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metro area. It offers a variety of programs available today, including spaceflight missions to the International Space Station, around the Moon, record-breaking orbital missions, and various training and spaceflight qualification programs. The company's orbital spaceflight clients include Dennis Tito, Mark Shuttleworth, Greg Olsen, Anousheh Ansari, Charles Simonyi, Richard Garriott, and Guy Laliberté.
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