Here are links to particular people and topics for which there were lots of articles.

• Lance Bass
• Mark Shuttleworth
• Dennis Tito - not yet separated. See the 2000 year for lots of article links.
• MirCorp/Walter Anderson

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• Home Again: U.S. Space Tourist, Expedition 11 Crew Return to Earth - SPACE.com - Oct.10.05
• NJ scientist speaks to students from space station - Newsday.com - Oct.8.05.
• Station welcomes new crew, tourist - Florida Today - Oct.4.05
• "Space Tourist" May Get on the Air from NA1SS for Casual Contacts - ARRLWeb - Oct.3.05
• Mission Status Center - Spaceflight Now
• Third Space Tourist Eager for Launch - SPACE.com - Sept.30.05
  
• Tourist gearing up for $20M joyride - Florida Today - Sept.30.05
• Backup cosmonaut sticks to business: Tourism company executive "ready" to take his client's place - Space News/MSNBC.com - Sept.29.05
  
• Greg Olsen to Communicate with High School Students from the International Space Station - Space Adventures - Sept.28.05
• Greg Olsen to Perform Research on the ISS for the European Space Agency - Space Adventures - Sept.26.05
• Space passenger rides out highs and lows: Millionaire's journey to launch pad has been less than smooth - MSNBC.com - Sept.20.05
• Space passenger Olsen to pull his own weight: 'Full member of crew' to help with biological experiments, chores - MSNBC - Sept.13.05
• Olsen looking forward to space station trip: Worth $20 million? 'I'll let you know when I come back' - MSNBC.com - Sept.9.05
• NJ entrepreneur almost ready for trip to space - WVEC.com [Hampton Roads, VA] - Aug.31.05
  
• Third Space Tourist Prepares for ISS Flight - SPACE.com - Aug.31.05
• TMA-7 SFP Personal Patch - collectSPACE: Messages - Aug.4.05
• Millionaire "excited" about space science trip: Inventor/entrepreneur plans to make observations at space station - MSNBC.com - Aug.4.05
• Space Adventures' Orbital Spaceflight Candidate, Greg Olsen, Confirmed to the Soyuz TMA-7 Crew: Third private space explorer scheduled to launch to the International Space Station this October - Space Adventures - July.27.05
• 'Private researcher' aims for the stars - Space tourist says he'll spend his orbital time doing science. - news @ nature.com - July.11.05
• Deal signed to put Olsen in space - BBC - July.6.05
• Roskosmos signs contract for Olsen flight- spacetoday.net - July.6.05
• Olsen's Trip to Outer Space Might Be Cancelled - RIA Novosti - May.29.05.
• What ailed space millionaire? - Cosmic Log/MSNBC.com - May.27.05 .
• Space tourist chair vacant in Russia spacecraft - Perminov - ITAR TASS - May.27.05
• US Businessman Ready for Space Again - Kommersant - May.26.05
• Millionaire resumes space training: Greg Olsen is back in Russia, seeking trip to orbit - MSNBC - May.25.05
• Space Tourism: The Next Steps - SpaceDaily - Jan.19.05 - Eric Anderson of Space Adventures says Olsen is back in line for an ISS trip.
• U.S. Scientist Olsen Optimistic, But Space Station Trip Up in the Air - Space.com/AP - July.9.04
• Space passenger update - Alan Boyle/Cosmic Log - June.30.04
• Russians block space passenger's trip: Health concerns cited; organizers still voice hope - MSNBC - June.23.04
  
• Report: Russia rejects space tourist candidate Olsen - spacetoday.net - June.23.04
• Q&A: Third space tourist - BBC - May.4.04
• Language is tough for space millionaire: Russian is the hardest aspect of American's training - MSNBC/AP - Apr.30.04
• Space millionaire to mix science with pleasure: Optics inventor to be world's first self-financed scientist-astronaut - MSNBC - Mar.29.04
• Selling dreams: the promise and challenge of space tourism by Jeff Foust - The Space Review - Mar.29.04
• Third space tourist preparing for orbit - CNN - Mar.29.04
• Russia requests space tours: NASA weighs option that would keep ISS crews in orbit a year - Florida Today - Mar.27.04
• Candidate for space tour visits Moscow's cosmonauts training centre - Pravda.RU - Mar.26.04

• Lance Bass Is Ready for Takeoff - FOXNews - Feb.28.03
• Prospective Space Tourist's Bid On Hold - KNBC - Sept.25.02
• Lance Bass Space Trip Postponed Till 2003 - AdAge - Sept.24.02
• Wait ... Lance Bass Might Still Be Going To Space - VH1.com - Sept.17.02
• 'N Sync star returns to space camp - BBC - Sept.24.02
• Cash Coming for Lance Bass - Yahoo! - Sept.3.02
• Is He or Isn't He? Russian Space Officials Disagree Whether Lance Bass is Off October Soyuz - Space.com - Sept.3.02
• Spacebound Bass Is the 'Quiet One' - Yahoo! News - Aug.31.02
• MirCorp Affirms Lance Bass Will Fly, Denies Russian Media Report - Space.com - Aug.30.02
• Pop Star Lance Bass of 'N Sync Working with ARISS - ARRLWeb - Aug.29.02
• Lance Bass Says He's Flying For Sure - Space.com - Aug.29.02
• Singer faces space with "no fear" - MSNBC - Aug.29.02
• Pop Star Lance Bass Shakes Up NASA - Yahoo! News - Aug.29.02
• Pop Star Lance Bass 'N Fusing NASA - Yahoo! - Aug.28.02
• Lance Bass Flies With Space Adventures: Singer Experiences Zero-Gravity for the First Time - Space Adventures PR - Aug.22.02
• Can Lance Bass Sing His Way Into Space by James Oberg -SpaceDaily - Aug.28.02
• Next Space Tourist to be ‘N Sync Singer Lance Bass - Andrews Space& Tech - Aug.27.02
• Lance Bass gets space agencies’ OKPanel signs off on station trip; all that remains is financial deal - MSNBC - Aug.27.02
• Students To Share Thrill Of Space Exploration With Lance Bass - NASA PR - Aug.27.02
• Singer begins training here for space visit: 'N Sync's Bass awaits approval for space flight - HoustonChronicle.com - Aug.26.02
• Shooting Stars Into Space - Washington Post - Aug.24.02
• Lance Bass, Russia Space Agency Deal Yet To Be Finalized - Space.com - Aug.23.02
• Singer’s space bid still up in the air:’N Sync star to go to NASA, but Russians want payment - MSNBC - Aug.23.02
• *NSYNC's Bass Takes Zero-Gravity Flight, Expected To Be Confirmed For Space Trip - LAUNCH - Aug.22.02
• Russians Allow Lance Bass to Resume Training - Space.com - Aug.16.02
• Countdown resumes on 'N Sync star's space trek - CNN.com - August 16, 2002
• First Look at Lance Bass' Soyuz Mission Crew Patch - Space.com - Aug.16.02
• Lance Bass' Soyuz Training Suspended Over Money Issues - Space.com - Aug.15.02
• Space singer squabble resurfaces - MSNBC - Aug.13.02
• Lance Bass Backers Insist Flight to Station Will Happen as Planned - Space.com - Aug.12.02
• Does singer have the right stuff? Russian's accelerated plan to send pop star Lance Bass to space station worries international partners - Florida Today - Aug.10.02
• Singer’s space bid inches forward - MSNBC - Aug.9.02
• Singer's mission may delay shuttle: Russians push back Soyuz flight expected to carry 'N Sync's Lance Bass to station - Florida Today - Aug.9.02
• Producer Says Lance Bass Still Set for Blastoff - ABC News - Aug.8.02
• NASA Ready to Train Lance Bass for Stay Aboard Space Station - Space.com - Aug.8.02
• Lance Bass Eyes Oct 28. Space Flight - Yahoo/Daily Variety - Aug.8.02
• Paperwork snags singer’s space bid Russians getting impatient; backers waiting for insurance - MSNBC - Aug.7.02
• Russians provide data on space star: Space station partners review plan for 'N Sync singer's flight - MSNBC - July.30.02
• Spacey Bass Signs with Russians - E! Online News - July.23.02
• Russia warms up to Lance Bass space trip - CNN.com - July 22, 2002
• Selling seats in space - editorial USA TODAY - July.22.02
• ‘Enjoy The Experience’ - MSNBC - July.19.02 - Dennis Tito, the world’s first space tourist, offers some words of wisdom to celeb would-be astronaut Lance Bass
• Lance Bass Gets Russia's Nod For October Space Flight - MTV - July.18.02
• Deal reached to put ’N Sync star in space - MSNBC - July.18.02
• Are Boy Bands a Viable Launch Vehicle? - Spacedaily - July.17.02
• Lance Bass; MTV Negotiating Space Tourism Sponsorship - Space.com - July.17.02
• Transcript of Rosaviakosmos Letter to NASA Regarding Lance Bass - Space.com - July.17.02
• *NSYNC star may soon be really far out - CNN.com - July.17.02
• Russia puts ’NSync star on space list - MSNBC - July.16.02
• Russia Softens Stance on Lance Bass' Space Ambitions; Cite Economic Factors - Space.com - July.12.02
• 'NSYNC's Lance Bass Will Be Dropped Into Black Sea - MTV - July.11.02
• 'N Sync star in space trip talks - BBC - July.10.02
• Russians leave door open for singer ‘NSync star trains for flight to space station as talks continue - MSNBC - July.9.02
• Alan Boyle (MSNBC Cosmic Log) reports that "a television network is sending the Russians a substantial 'nonrefundable deposit' to keep" alive the Lance Bass's project to go to the ISS. He has begun training while Destiny Productions’ David Krieff continues his attempt to get full funding from a consortium of advertisers and the TV network.
• N'Sync's Bass dreams of going to space station - CTV - June.26.02
• International Team Explores Lunar Base Proposals - Space.com - June.20.02
• No space tourists on next flight to ISS says Russia - Spacedaily - June.19.02
• Time Running Out for Lance Bass to Make October Soyuz Flight - Space.com - June.19.02
• Japan invites the masses to land on asteroid - CNN.com - June.14.02
• Starstruck: Can celebrities help make space tourism a profitable proposition? - Economist - June.13.02
• Turning a pop star into a space star - MSNBC - June.11.02
• Musician Takes Zero Gravity Magic Carpet Ride - Space.com - June.3.02
• 'N Sync star ready for lift-off - BBC - May.31.02
• *NSYNC’S Lance Bass and "Astromom" Lori Garver Brought Together by RadioShack Support - RadioShack PR - May.31.02
• Third 'Space Tourist' Flight This Fall Doubtful, Rosaviakosmos Says - Aviation Week - May.29.02
• 'N Sync star 'fit' for space - BBC - May.29.02
• Lance Bass Will Meet The Press at a Radioshack News Conference Friday - Spaceref/RadioShack PR - May.28.02
• Bass, Garver in Moscow to Undergo Medical Tests - Space.com - May.23.02
• Lance Bass Gets His Heart 'N Sync for Space Trip - Yahoo! News - May.17.02
• Pop singer plans return to Russia for space tests - MSNBC -May.5.02
• Star Wars: Mom Dueling *Nsyncer For Space Trip - Yahoo! News - Apr.21.02
• Lance Bass Space Tourist Testing Continues - Space.com - Apr.9.02
• Pop singer’s space effort enters new phase’NSync’s Lance Bass faces more tests; backers work on deal with Russians - MSNBC - Mar.25.02
• Boy Band, Astro Mom Battle for Space Tourist Spot - ABCNEWS.com - Mar.26.02
• 'Soccer Mom' Willing To Undergo Surgery If That's What It Takes To Get To Space - Space.com - Mar.25.02
• Lance Bass Auditions As Cosmonaut - Space.com - Mar.25.02
• Pop star in Moscow for space trip tests - CNN.com - Mar.23.02
• RadioShack Kicks Off Lance Bass Mission to Orbit - Radio Shack/SpaceRef - Mar.22.02
• Radio Shack Sponsoring Lance Bass Moscow Trip - Mar.21.02
• NSync's Lance Bass is Heading To Russia - With Hopes of Visiting Space -SpaceRef - Mar.21.02
• ‘NSync star goes to Russia for space tests - MSNBC - Mar.21.02
• Russia says 'N Sync's Bass will not blast off - Reuters/Yahoo - Feb.21.02
• Pop singer seeks a ride in space - MSNBC - Feb.20.02
• MirCorp Enters Into Discussions with Mr. Lance Bass of *NSYNC - Mircorp PR - Feb.20.02
• NSYNC N Space? Lance Bass Negotiating to Fly to ISS Says MirCorp - Space.com - Feb.20.02
• NSynch Band Member Lance Bass to Visit International Space Station - Spaceref - Feb.20.02

• There were far too many news links about Mark Shuttleworth's flight to list here. For lots of stories and resources about the trip, check these sites:
  • The First African in Space - Shuttleworth's website offers frequent updates
  • Tourism at SpaceToday.net - lots of links to articles
  • SPACE.com Space Tourism - Shuttleworth and previous tourism stories.
• My year of living famously, by Afronaut Mark [Shuttleworth] - IOL - May.5.03
• The First 'Afronaut' Plans a Mission Back Home - NY Times - Aug.31.02
• Shuttleworth makes space for a roadshow - Cape Times - Aug.27.02
• Cosmonaut Shuttleworth gets rousing hometown welcome - Spacedaily - June.10.02
• Mark Shuttleworth and Mbeki do the astro jive - IOL - June.3.02
• Shuttleworth goes under the microscope - IOL - June.3.02
• South African Space Tourist Hopes to Fly Into Space Again - Space.com - May.17.02
• Mark Shuttleworth: Russia Changes My Vision of Life - Novosti - May.7.02
• Space tourist can't buy capsule, settles on spacesuit - CNN.com - May.7.02
• World's second space tourist declares voyage best experience ever - Florida Today - May.6.02
• Space Tourism - Here come the ad-men, here come the agents by Richard Perry - Space Daily - May.6.02
• It's the best thing I've ever done, says Mark - IOL - May.5.02
• Space tourist returns to Earth - BBC - May.5.02
• South African Space Tourist Hopes to Fly Into Space Again - Space.com - May.17.02
• Shuttleworth beams down via the airwaves - IOL - Apr.30.02
• Space tourist's 'fascinating' holiday - BBC - Apr.30.02
• Tourist's 'moments of terror' - BBC - Apr.29.02
• Space Adventures Client Mark Shuttleworth Launches to the International Space Station - Space Adventures - Apr.25.02
• Space Traveler Shuttleworth Ready For Liftoff - Space.com - Apr.24.02
• A South African With a Dream Ready for Launch Into Space - N Y Times - Apr.24.02
• No Revenge of Nerds fantasy for Shuttleworth - IOL - Apr.23.02
• Second space tourist set for take off - BBC - Apr.23.02
• Legal fees put a rocket under Shuttleworth - IOL - Apr.22.02
• "Space tourist" insists on pioneering role - New Scientist - Apr.20.02
• Space tourist trains for chance landing in Arctic, ocean - CNN.com - April 16, 2002
• Shuttleworth Gets Green Light - Moscow Times - Apr.9.02
• Lance Bass Space Tourist Testing Continues - Space.com - Apr.9.02
• Russian Commission: South African Space Tourist Ready For Flight - Space.com - Apr.8.02
• Space: The Final Tourist Trap - CNN - Feb.11.02 - video interview with Mark Shuttleworth
• Second space tourist to take stem cells, HIV experiment - CNN.com - Feb.1.02
• Shuttleworth's Reception in Houston: 'Absolutely Fantastic' - Space.com - Jan.30.02
• Station-Bound Shuttleworth Welcomed by NASA on Training Trip to Houston - Space.com - Jan.30.02
• Blastoff of No. Two Space Tourist Mark Shuttleworth Put Off to April 27 - RIA Novosti - Jan.30.02
• Russia ready to sign on third "space tourist" - Spacedaily - Jan.22.02
• Space Tourists Lining Up; Russians Hope $20M Price Tag Will Help Pay For ISS - Space.com - Jan.18.02
• On a mission from S. Africa to space - MSNBC - Jan.7.02
• Shuttleworth To Launch April 20 To Space Station - Spacedaily - Jan.6.02
• NASA makes space tourism U-turn - BBC - Dec.12.01
• African tycoon pursues space dream - MSNBC - Dec.12.01
• Station Crews at Odds Over South African's Trip to ISS - Space.com - Dec.11.01
• Dotcom tycoon space bound - CNN.com - Dec.6.01
• Shuttleworth Says ISS Trip Will Be Scientific Not Just Tourism - Space.com - Dec.5.01
• Space Adventures Announces Second Client To Fly To The International Space Station - Space Adventures PR - Dec.5.01
• South African Signs Contract To Be Second Space Tourist - Aviation Week - Dec.5.01
• Millionaire space tourist says he will conduct experiments on ISS - SpaceDaily - Dec.4.01
• Russia Asks To Make South African Second Space Tourist - Aviation Week - July.26.01
• NASA Considers Second Space Tourist - Space.com - July.26.01
• Second tourist aims for space holiday - BBC - June.20.01
• Space Adventures Coordinating New Space Tourist's Trip - Space.com - July.20.01
• S.African millionaire bidding to become second space tourist - Spacedaily - June.12.01

• Mir-Corp Enters Discussions with Asian Investors; Marks Anniversary of World's Only Privately-Funded Manned Space Flight - MirCorp - July.15.03
• MirCorp's New Face for Space Goes Live! - MirCorp PR - Dec.6.02
• MirCorp To Launch Game Show Winners Into Space in 2003 - Space.com - Nov.21.01
• MirCorp Reaches Agreement for Development Of the World's First Private Space Station - MirCorp - Sept.5.01
• MirCorp announces plans for private space station - Spaceflight Now - Sept.4.01
• First Commercial Space Station Agreed to by MirCorp and Russians - Space.com - Sept.4.01
• Russian space station a 'real possibility' - BBC - Sept.4.01
• MirCorp giving up on Russian station, concentrating on Alpha - Florida Online - Dec.13.00
• Rumors of MirCorp's Demise are Apparently Premature-Spaceref - Dec.12.00
• American Megamillionaire Gets Russki Space Heap! - New York Times Sunday Magazine - July.23.00
• MirCorp says it has the cash for two space missions in 2001 - Houston Chronicle - July.19.00
• MirCorp company finalized its plans for permanent occupation of Mir - Space.com - July.19.00
• Oh, Mir! I'm a Cosmonaut! - Wired - June.19.00
• U.S. tourist plans to visit Mir by 2001 - CNN - June 19, 2000
• Mir 'tourist' dreams of space - BBC - June.19.00
• Star-struck businessman seeks ultimate trip to Mir - Spaceflight Now - June.16-00
• Chasing profits in the void: MirCorp's economic success highly unlikely by Dwayne A. Day - Florida Today - June.16.00 - note that Mr. Day's report is dated the same day that MirCorp announced that Tito would go to Mir. He later had to change his flight to the ISS but he certainly proved that there was indeed a market for space tourists.

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