Lift off for woman space tourist
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The first woman space tourist, US citizen Anousheh Ansari, blasts off on a Russian Soyuz rocket.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - When astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper pokes her head out of an airlock Tuesday to begin installing a new addition to the international space station, she will join an elite club of women who have gone on spacewalks.
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Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff and a serene view of the earth from orbit.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before doing their heavy lifting in space, the astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis did lots of heavy lifting back on Earth.
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Urgent: Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off    WASHINGTON, June 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 7:38 p.m. EDT (2338 GMT) Friday from its seaside launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to NASA TV.  (c) 2007 Xinhua News Agency - CEIS.
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By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  --  Last summer, astronaut Lisa Nowak was soaring 220 miles above Earth, floating in the rarefied air of the international space station.
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The first paying female space tourist said Friday she felt a little queasy on her rocket ride to the international space station but she since has been enjoying every minute of her cosmic trip.
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Like millions of children, Anousheh Ansari dreamed and wondered about the stars. Next month the Iranian-born U.S. entrepreneur can get a closer look, as she rides a Russian capsule to the international space station and becomes the first female space tourist.
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An American female space tourist received roses and kisses from her husband Friday after she returned to Earth in a cramped capsule with a two-man crew from the international space station.
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But the pesky oxygen generator is on the blink again Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, has touched down safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan along with the out going crew of the International Space Station, astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov.â¦
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A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the world's first woman space tourist and the two crew members of the 13th International Space Station mission landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan, the control centre said.
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By Joe Stinebaker Associated Press  HOUSTON -- An astronaut collapsed twice Friday, a day after she returned to Earth in the shuttle Atlantis, and officials attributed her wobbles to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.
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The world's first female space tourist, American national Anousheh Ansari, said she is savoring every bit of her time at the International Space Station, despite the trip's hefty price tag.
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By Traci Watson  The next tourist on the International Space Station could prove to be very useful.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacewalking NASA  astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off  the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.
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The first female space tourist is  enjoying her stay on the International Space Station (ISS) and  is passing her time by taking photos of the view, a German  astronaut told a news conference in a live link-up on Friday.
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The world's first female space tourist was greeted with fresh fruit and a bouquet of roses when she and the two crew members of the 13th International Space Station mission landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan.