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Wife to space tourist: This will be your last trip!
After next flight, wife will ground space tourist hubby.
Billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi, age 60, has had his wings clipped by his 28 year old Swedish wife. His second space flight, which will begin March 26th, will be his last. He’s spent about $60 million on his two flights—and now he’s got responsibilities at home.
Planned before engagement
Mrs. Simonyi agreed to let her husband fly on the upcoming mission because he had planned and trained for it before their engagement.
Mr. Simonyi will be bringing music with him, including some Bach, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. He will also be carrying his wife’s engagement ring.
Visit ISS, but no space walk
He will fly to the International Space station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The company handling his flight, Space Adventures, offered him an opportunity to make a space walk—for an additional $10 million dollars. Due to his age and the expense, Simonyi declined.
Charles Simonyi will report on his flight during the mission—on his blog.
