Friday, July 18, 2008

Benjamin Williams Leader paintings

Benjamin Williams Leader paintings
Bartolome Esteban Murillo paintings

California businessman Dennis Tito has finally been given the go-ahead to become the world's first space tourist, but NASA officials have made it clear they're not happy about it.
Despite reservations over his lack of training, the nations that run the International Space Station agreed to grant an exemption to Tito and allow him to visit the orbiting laboratory. Tito paid the Russian space agency $20 million to fly in space, but Russia's partners in the space station — especially NASA — objected, saying his lack of training would require additional safety measures.Tito has been training in Russia for a year, learning the details of a Soyuz spacecraft and practicing how to survive a landing in Siberia.

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