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The Russians were the first to recognise that tourism could be used to fund other space activities and in two weeks they will carry their fourth paying customer to the International Space Station. Anousheh Ansari, who lives in Texas, has paid $20 million for the trip on the Soyuz rocket.

Interesting woman. She emigrated from Iran to the US after the Iranian Revolution because they wouldn't let woman study science and engineering. Eventually with her husband she forms a couple of extremely successful companies. Later she and her husband invest in the X-Prize and other space related companies. It is amazing what a woman can do if you don't put a burka on her!

Oh, and the obligatory photo:

31 posted on 09/03/2006 5:42:27 AM PDT by burzum (Despair not! I shall inspire you by charging blindly on!--Minsc, BG2)

Only in America where can a person flee the mullahs and prosper and get a chance to go into space...

33 posted on 09/03/2006 12:11:11 PM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)

34 posted on 09/03/2006 12:25:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)

To: burzum; Shuttle Shucker

Separated at birth? :)

36 posted on 09/03/2006 1:04:27 PM PDT by anymouse

How much longer? :-)

40 posted on 09/03/2006 3:54:05 PM PDT by Shuttle Shucker

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