United States multimillionaire, Dennis Anthony Tito become the the first space tourist. Launched into space On April 28, 2001 in a Russian Soyuz capsule, Tito spend 7 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes in space and orbited Earth 128 times.
Tito paid a reported $20 million for his trip. The flight is a dream come true for the Californian financier Dennis Anthony Tito.