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Sergey Brin: Space Cadet

Written on: Jun 11, 2008
Author: Kathleen |
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ADOTAS – Super-genius Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants to explore his spacey side, according to a report in The New York Times.

Space Adventures, a Virginia-based company, arranges trips to space for the rich and curious; travelers will ride on Russian Soyuz rockets to the International Space Station. Brin recently made a $5 million investment in the company that will likely serve as a deposit on a future flight, the Times reports. (And it may be a relatively minor deposit – trips to space have cost non-astronauts like Dennis Tito up to $40 million).

Brin will likely capture one of two available seats on Space Adventures’ flight scheduled for 2011.

“I am a big believer in the exploration and commercial development of the space frontier, and am looking forward to the possibility of going into space,” Brin said in a statement.

Google is also a sponsor of the Google Lunar X Prize, a $25 million competition to land an unmanned craft on the moon.

Reader Comments.

Space Tourism ROCKS! Hey Sergey Godspeed on your journey! I will be participating with the http://www.eSpaceTickets.com contest and hope to see you up there!

Posted by Joe | 1:32 pm on June 11, 2008.

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