February 21, 2007 -- Russia's space agency has confirmed that the world's next space tourist will blast off on his journey to the International Space Station on April 7.
Hungarian-born U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi will become only the fifth space tourist in the world when he is launched on board a Soyuz spacecraft.
He will be accompanied by two Russian cosmonauts on the 10-day trip to the International Space Station.
(AFP)
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