ABOUT Richard
Richard Garriott, famed video game developer, is following in his father’s footsteps and has launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station. Richard’s father Owen Garriott is a former NASA astronaut who completed two space missions during his career. Richard is the the first second generation American in space, and also the sixth private astronaut client of Space Adventures.


 
Competition
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for UK Students
Can you turn all of this fantastic space stuff into your own amazing 'space story' to win some out-of-this-world prizes? The competition closes 1st July 2010 and there are two top prizes of a visit to NASA Centres in Texas and Florida to be won....Now space can be your adventure too! For more visit www.our-space.org.
Teacher and Students
Richard is sharing some of his amazing experiences with you through the videos on this website. You can explore the clips, find extra facts, images and explanations, and download the material to use in lessons and projects. For more visit www.our-space.org.
 
Tracking the mission
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Return to earth
 
MULTIMEDIA GALLERY
See and hear all the amazing steps of Richard’s spaceflight in the Multimedia Gallery
SUCCESSFUL MISSION

 


Richard Garriott and the crew of Soyuz TMA-12 landed safely in Kazakhstan.

MISSION Updates
Message to HAM Community
On my recent flight I had the great opportunity to speak directly with and trade call signs with hun . . . » CONTINUE READING
Return to earth
At 11:37 PM ET, Richard and his crewmates Sergei Volkov and Yuri Kononenko successfully landed in Kazakhstan, bringing to an end Richard's 12 day stay in space.  See video of the undocking and landing below.
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Change of Command
Click below to watch the change of command on the ISS. . . . » CONTINUE READING

NASA Press Conference
Yesterday, Richard participated in a NASA press conference.  Below is a video of the questions . . . » CONTINUE READING

Your questions answered
Thank you to you all for submitting questions for Richard.  Richard answered two questions toda . . . » CONTINUE READING

Dignity Day
Richard sends a message to the participants of Dignity Day 2008!  To learn more and to listen t . . . » CONTINUE READING

Contact with Budbrooke
Richard made contact with the children at Budbrooke Primary School in Warwick through ARISS Ham radi . . . » CONTINUE READING

Life on board the ISS
Richard spoke with his father, Owen, over a video link up between the ISS and Mission Control.  . . . » CONTINUE READING

The first 24 hours
Richard talks about his first 24 hours on the ISS and settling in.  Listen below. . . . » CONTINUE READING

Art in Space
See photos of Richard creating artwork in space on the ISS below! . . . » CONTINUE READING

DHL in Space
One of Richard’s commercial projects is a physics demonstration designed by DHL.  Below y . . . » CONTINUE READING

Impressions of space
Owen speaks to Richard about his first impressions of life in space.  Listen to the conversatio . . . » CONTINUE READING

Russian Press Conference
Richard participated in a press conference with Russian media.  You can hear some of his commen . . . » CONTINUE READING

Richard in Space!
Check out the first photos of Richard in space! Richard can be seen storing the PCG experiment on th . . . » CONTINUE READING

SSTV Images
Richard has taken a new SSTV camera to the ISS and installed it.  SSTV (Slow Scan TV) is used t . . . » CONTINUE READING

Richard and Owen talk over Ham radio
Owen Garriott was the first person to use HAM (amateur) radio from space.  On October 15th Rich . . . » CONTINUE READING

Thoughts on docking
Listen to Richard speak with Owen on his thoughts of the Soyuz docking. . . . » CONTINUE READING

Watch Richard Dock!
View a video of Richard's docking to the ISS below! . . . » CONTINUE READING

Docking with the ISS
Richard and his crew mates docked with the ISS at 09:26 GMT, a few minutes earlier than scheduled.&n . . . » CONTINUE READING

Message from space
A couple of minutes after lift-off Richard could be seen with a message for. It is written in the fi . . . » CONTINUE READING

Watch Richard's Launch!
Click below to watch the video of Richard's launch into space! . . . » CONTINUE READING

Launch
View photos of Richard during final launch preparations and the launch. . . . » CONTINUE READING

Dear Friends and Family
It is less than 24 hours before I will leave the earth for a while. It is incredible to be able to . . . » CONTINUE READING
Flag Raising Ceremony- In Baikonur
Here are photos of Richard in Baikonur taking part in ceremonies started by Yuri Gagarin, the first . . . » CONTINUE READING

Fit Check - In Baikonur
Richard is in Baikonur getting ready for launch - this is not a blog from him, but you can see some . . . » CONTINUE READING

Cleared for Liftoff!
After a lazy Monday, Tuesday began our major round of symbolic activities in Moscow. We began in the . . . » CONTINUE READING

Final Exams
The week began with a briefing about the packing and storage of items we will be taking with us in t . . . » CONTINUE READING
Final Launch Preparations
My father and his partner Rob Rouleau spent Monday through Thursday this week at Energia, reviewing . . . » CONTINUE READING
 
Mission Partners
Science
A protein crystallization experiment to help in drug development
Partners in a project to identify a generation of environmental change

Experiments investigating visual acuity and the immune system in space

Experiments to help understand how the human body copes with spaceflight
Fun activities to help students understand more about space
Involving British students in spaceflight 
Commercial
Taking a specially designed watch on a spacewalk 
A physics demonstration in space designed to help students learn 
Other
An art show in space
Preserving the human race