Dennis Anthony Tito
Spaceflight Participant
Born	August 8, 1940 (1940-08-08) (age 69) Queens, New York
Other occupation	Entrepreneur
Time in space	7d 22h 04m
Missions	Soyuz TM-32, International Space Station, Soyuz TM-31

Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940 in Queens, New York) is a United States engineer, multimillionaire, and most widely known as the first space tourist to pay for his own ticket. In mid-2001 he spent nearly eight days in orbit on Soyuz TM-32, the International Space Station, and Soyuz TM-31.

[edit] See also

• Wilshire Associates
• List of space travelers by name

[edit] References

• Klerkx, Greg. Lost in Space, The Fall of NASA. Random House: New York. 2004. ISBN 0-375-42150-5

[edit] External links

• Tito the spaceman BBC web site (accessed Feb. 2006)
• Spacefacts biography of Dennis Tito