Dennis Tito

Astronaut

1940 –

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Who is Dennis Tito?

Dennis Anthony Tito is an American engineer and multimillionaire, most widely known as the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space. In mid-2001, he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station. This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31.

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Born
Aug 8, 1940
Queens
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Italy
Profession
Education
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • New York University
Lived in
  • Queens

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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