Home›Private Spaceflight Participants›Firsts›Spaceflight RecordBrowse BySpaceflight RecordFactsSpaceflight RecordSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested2001 1Spaceflight RecordFilter Results2 entriesNation / ProgramAllSpace Tourists and Private Astronauts (2)AgencyAllBlue Origin (1)Space Adventures (1)Astronaut RoleAllSpaceflight Participant (2)Number of FlightsAll1 (1)2 (1)NationalityAllHungary (1)United States (2)Birth YearAll1939 (1)1948 (1)Associated WithAllRoscosmos (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2Charles SimonyiSpaceflight RecordWally FunkSpaceflight RecordSources1. Wikipedia: Dennis Titotier 2Wikimedia FoundationDennis Tito, lead sectionQuote, Dennis Tito, lead sectionDuring mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own visit to space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.