20.05.2015 01:35
Instead of Sarah Brightman, who refused to fly to the ISS,” for family reasons “in space travel the opportunity to send 51-year-old Russian billionaire Filaret Galchev, co-owner of holding” Eurocement Group “. Such information has the newspaper “Izvestia».
The source told the publication that Galchev expressed interest in flight as soon as it became aware of the failure Brightman.
In this space business travelers will have to spend about $ 50 million. Galchev has passed tests in the medical facility of the RAS, which specializes in space medicine. If the tests are successful, Galchev sign an agreement with the company Space Adventures, the space serving tourists.
Russian Space Agency spokesman Igor Bourenkov told “Izvestia” that there really is a Russian businessman interested in space flight, but his name did not specify He becomes. He also stressed that while talking about specific dates early flight, as the process is at the stage of negotiation.
Filaret Galchev for last year took 23th place in the ranking of 200 richest businessmen of Russia according to the magazine Forbes. His fortune is estimated at $ 4.4 billion. Through Eurocement Holding AG Galchev controls 98% of shares of “Eurocement Group” – is the largest company for the production of cement in Russia, uniting 16 factories (revenue in 2013 – 55 billion rubles).
Roskosmos plans starting in 2018 come to grips with space tourism and thus compensate for the loss of the contract with NASA for the delivery of astronauts to the International Space Station.
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