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First Japanese Space Tourist Set for Space on September 14
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First Japanese Space Tourist To Blast Off Next Month

Moscow (AFP) Aug 02, 2006

Japan's first space tourist, Daisuke Enomoto, will blast off on board a Russian spaceship headed for the International Space Station (ISS) on September 14, the Russian space agency Roskosmos said on Wednesday.

"The Japanese tourist is due to go into space on September 14. He is continuing his training at Star City (near Moscow)," said spokesman Igor Panarine.

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/First_Japanese_Space_Tourist_To_Blast_Off_Next_Month_999.html

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