Space Adventures' private Soyuz and commercial orbital programs (1998–2019)

1. Space Adventures founded to broker commercial space experiences

   Jan 1, 1998Labels: Space Adventures, Commercial broker

   • Space Adventures
   • Company About

2. First private citizen flies to the ISS (Dennis Tito)

   Apr 28, 2001Labels: Dennis Tito, Soyuz TM-32

   • NASA History
   • Tito Bio

3. Second private ISS visitor: Mark Shuttleworth launches

   Apr 25, 2002Labels: Mark Shuttleworth, Soyuz TM-34

   • Soyuz TM 34
   • Soyuz TM 34

4. Space Adventures proposes paid circumlunar Soyuz concept

   Aug 10, 2005Labels: DSE-Alpha, Soyuz circumlunar

   • Wired 2005
   • DSE Alpha

5. Gregory Olsen becomes third self-funded ISS visitor

   Oct 1, 2005Labels: Gregory Olsen, Soyuz TMA-7

   • Soyuz TMA 7
   • Olsen Bio

6. Enomoto removed from flight; Ansari takes his place

   Aug 21, 2006Labels: Daisuke Enomoto, Anousheh Ansari

   • Soyuz TMA 9
   • Enomoto Bio

7. Anousheh Ansari launches as first self-funded woman

   Sep 18, 2006Labels: Anousheh Ansari, Soyuz TMA-9

   • Ansari Bio
   • NASA History

8. Charles Simonyi begins repeat-customer orbital tourism

   Apr 7, 2007Labels: Charles Simonyi, Soyuz TMA-10

   • NASA History
   • Soyuz TMA 10

9. Richard Garriott flies to ISS via Soyuz TMA-13

   Oct 12, 2008Labels: Richard Garriott, Soyuz TMA-13

   • NASA History
   • Soyuz TMA 13

10. Simonyi returns to space on his second paid mission

    Mar 26, 2009Labels: Charles Simonyi, Soyuz TMA-14

    • NASA History
    • Soyuz TMA 14

11. Guy Laliberté flies to ISS on Soyuz TMA-16

    Sep 30, 2009Labels: Guy Lalibert, Soyuz TMA-16

    • Soyuz TMA 16
    • NASA History

12. Space Adventures says one circumlunar seat is sold

    Jan 1, 2011Labels: Circumlunar seat, Space Adventures

    • DSE Alpha
    • SpaceToday 2011