| Name(s) |
DENNIS
Anthony TITO |
| Date of
Birth |
August 08,
1940 – Queens, New York City, USA).
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Identity |
The first space tourist to fund his own trip into space.
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- April 28, 2001 - Starting this day, he
spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew
member of Soyuz TM-32 mission of Russia, visiting the
International Space Station. Dennis had enjoyed orbiting the
earth about 128 times. He had reportedly
paid $ 20 million as the cost of his trip.
- February 2013 - He announced his
intention to send a privately financed spaceflight
to Mars by 2018.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is a US engineer and
multimillionaire.
- He is a former scientist of the
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- In 1972, he founded
Wilshire Associates, a
leading provider of investment
management, consulting and
technology services in California.
- He serves an international
clientele representing assets of
over $12 trillion.
- Despite a career change from
aerospace engineering to investment
management, Tito remained interested
in Space.
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