Future space tourists

The following people have been named as possible future commercial passengers on Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS:

Richard Garriot (United States).

Expected to fly on Soyuz TMA-13 in October 2008. Garriott is a developer of video games whose father, Owen Garriott was an astronaut with NASA. If the mission goes as planned, Garriott will be returning with an astronaut who will also be a second-generation space traveler.

Vladimir Gruzdev (Russia).

Expected to fly in 2009. Gruzdev is a United Russia pro-presidential party member. The United Russia party may pay the estimated $25 million for the flight from the party funds. Gruzdev has had a medical examination and been given approval to begin the cosmonaut training program. Gruzdev previously participated in the Arktika 2007 mission, which placed a Russian flag on the seabed near the North Pole.

Sergey Brin (United States).

Expected to fly in 2011. Brin is a firm supporter of space tourism and future space travel.
Additionally, as of November 2007 Virgin Galactic had pre-sold nearly 200 seats for their suborbital space tourism flights, according to the company's president.