Google trip cost $ 5 million

Jun 2008 


Google trip cost $ 5 million

Payment of one of the founders of the company "Google" Russian origin Sergey Brin, the amount of five million dollars, a reserved ticket in the upcoming trip, which will be conducted by the Russian space shuttle "Soyuz", as announced Executive Director of the company "Space Adwintcherz" America, in a press conference Wednesday, In a statement, hailed Brin company that helps "at the opening of the borders of space in front of private citizens."
It is expected that the company organizes the first space flight in particular to the International Space Station in 2011, according to the spokeswoman Stacey Stern, the company said it will allocate seats to individuals on this journey.

The task is part of an agreement between the Russian Space Station and the American private company, which had already organized trips to the International Space Station since in 2001. Even an hour, participated in space flight five people, four from the United States and another from South Africa.

There are also people VI, is the son of U.S. astronaut Owen Garriot, Richard Garriot, who will take part in special flight scheduled for October. It is noteworthy that Garriot payment of $ 35 million against $ withdrew.