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April 2002 'Tourist' Arrives at International Space Station VOA News 27 Apr 2002 18:17 UTC  
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying 28-year-old South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth and two crewmates from Russia and Italy arrived at the outpost Saturday - two days after taking off from Kazakhstan. During his time at the space station, Mr. Shuttleworth will conduct a series of experiments related to the deadly virus that causes AIDS - a major killer in his native South Africa. In a satellite link-up, South African President Thabo Mbeki told Mr. Shuttleworth the whole continent is proud of him. Former President Nelson Mandela praised him as the world's first "Afro-naut." Mr. Shuttleworth spent eight months training for the mission, mainly in Russia. He also spent a week at the Johnson Space Center in the U.S. state of Texas. The South
African millionaire is the second person to pay for his flight into space.
American businessman Dennis Tito visited the station last year.
Some information for this report provided by AP.
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