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(...) Technically Tito wasn't the first paying passenger either, but I think he was the first to fund his own way. (...) True, but Tito got a week's vacation in a space Hilton. Today's flight was the equivalent of a couple of minute ride in the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yaay! (URL) Civilian pilot, civilian ship... Tito was a passenger on a government ship, so I'd say only quasi civilian. Cost for Tito's ride/stunt == cost for the entire Rutan SpaceShipOne program (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:Hznzvx.5DF@lugnet.com... (...) astronaut in (...) Hmm, I might dispute the first civilian astronaut bit. Dennis Tito would qualify for that in my book. Well, actually, before that (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Whoo-hoo! I just watched spaceshipone land and the first civilian astronaut in the history of mankind walk into the history books. What an exciting day! Chris (22 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:HzGuv1.1F5A@lugnet.com... (...) whether it (...) Could it be that the promotion ended in the end of Septenber 1998 and that BB staff never usually last the year ?? (22 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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