Japanese tycoon arrives at ISS as Russia resumes space tourism

A Japanese billionaire arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking Russia's return to space tourism after a decadelong pause that saw the rise of competition from the United States. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier on Wednesday. They docked with the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the ISS at 1:40 p.m. GMT, the Russian space agency said. More

(Source: The Japan Times - Dec 10)