Monday, September 18, 2006

… it's the way you tell them

1. From Sky News:
Orbital Prices
An Iranian-born businesswoman has set off for outer space in a Russian rocket bound for the International Space Station.The flight made Anousheh Ansari the first paying female space tourist, the first female Muslim in space and the first Iranian in space.
2. From RTÉ News:
Space tour for Texan multi-millionairess
A multi-millionairess from Texas has become the first woman to pay for a trip into space.
3. From news.bbc.co.uk:
Lift-off for woman space tourist
The first woman space tourist has blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
The mission is carrying Iranian-born businesswoman, Anousheh Ansari, along with a fresh crew for the International Space Station (ISS).
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