Expedition 12 Arrives On Soyuz TMA-7
Soyuz TMA-7 launched on September 30 and docked with the International Space Station on October 3, 2005, transporting Expedition Commander William McArthur, Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev and another paying Spaceflight Participant, an American scientist and businessman named Gregory Olsen. In interviews, Olsen went on record with his dislike of the term “space tourist,” saying that … [Read more…]