ISS Needs Women!
Businesswoman becomes next space tourist
by Carol Pinchefsky
American-Iranian businesswoman Anousheh Ansari will be the next space tourist to travel to the
International Space Station
. Ansari will be replacing Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto, who did not pass his physical examination.
According to a BBC article, Ansari has "also spearheaded a new family venture called Prodea to develop a line of air-launched suborbital vehicles in partnership with Virginia-based Space Adventures
, as well as spaceports in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore to launch them."
The flight, which is scheduled for 14 September 2006, has been prepared for months in advance; Ansari may have to eat the meals requested by Enomoto.
. Ansari will be replacing Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto, who did not pass his physical examination. According to a BBC article, Ansari has "also spearheaded a new family venture called Prodea to develop a line of air-launched suborbital vehicles in partnership with Virginia-based Space Adventures
, as well as spaceports in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore to launch them." The flight, which is scheduled for 14 September 2006, has been prepared for months in advance; Ansari may have to eat the meals requested by Enomoto.
