Dennis Tito

Dennis Tito
Born	(1940-08-08) August 8, 1940 (age 83) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New York University (B.S.) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S.)
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Space career
Space tourist
Time in space	7d 22h 04m[1]
Selection	2000[1]
Missions	ISS EP-1 (Soyuz TM-32 / Soyuz TM-31)
Mission insignia

Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. In mid-2001, he became the first space tourist to fund his own trip into 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. This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32, and was landed by Soyuz TM-31.