{"id":531,"date":"2002-05-27T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-05-27T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/2002\/05\/27\/space-tourist-returns\/"},"modified":"2002-05-27T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-05-27T22:00:00","slug":"space-tourist-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging2.globetrotters.co.uk\/newsletter\/space-tourist-returns.html","title":{"rendered":"Space Tourist Returns!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth has landed<br \/>\n safely back on Earth after a 10-day journey into space. The Russian Soyuz<br \/>\n space capsule carrying the South African millionaire and two crewmembers<br \/>\n touched down near Arkalyk in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 0351 GMT on<br \/>\n Sunday 28th April. As he was carried away from the capsule, a grinning<br \/>\n Mr Shuttleworth said: &#8220;Every second will be imprinted and will be<br \/>\n with me for the rest of my life.&#8221; He had spent some of his time carrying<br \/>\n out scientific work on the ISS, including experiments on the virus responsible<br \/>\n for Aids, and examinations of ocean life. Mr Shuttleworth, a 28-year-old<br \/>\n internet magnate, was rumoured to have paid $20m for his trip to the International<br \/>\n Space Station (ISS). Mr Shuttleworth, who lives in London, is the world&#039;s<br \/>\n second holidaymaker in space.<\/p>\n<p>He follows in the footsteps of Dennis Tito, a US businessman<br \/>\n and former American space agency (NASA) employee, who rode into orbit<br \/>\n last year. The South African is reported to have bought the Soyuz capsule<br \/>\n and his space suit as a souvenir of his trip. 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