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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.
Tracking the mission
LATEST VIDEO
Return to earth
24 oct 2008
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MULTIMEDIA GALLERY
See and hear all the amazing steps of Richard’s spaceflight in the Multimedia Gallery
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SUCCESSFUL MISSION
Thursday October 23rd, 11:37 P.M. ET
Richard Garriott and the crew of Soyuz TMA-12 landed safely in Kazakhstan.
MISSION Updates
29 OCT 2008
6:27 PM
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
24 OCT 2008
9:46 AM
Return to earth
At 11:37 PM ET, Richard and his crewmates Sergei Volkov and Yuri Kononenko successfully landed in Ka . . . » CONTINUE READING
23 OCT 2008
11:0 AM
Change of Command
Click below to watch the change of command on the ISS. . . . » CONTINUE READING
21 OCT 2008
9:11 AM
NASA Press Conference
Yesterday, Richard participated in a NASA press conference. Below is a video of the questions . . . » CONTINUE READING
21 OCT 2008
8:37 AM
Your questions answered
Thank you to you all for submitting questions for Richard. Richard answered two questions toda . . . » CONTINUE READING
20 OCT 2008
7:11 PM
Dignity Day
Richard sends a message to the participants of Dignity Day 2008! To learn more and to listen t . . . » CONTINUE READING
20 OCT 2008
11:30 AM
Contact with Budbrooke
Richard made contact with the children at Budbrooke Primary School in Warwick through ARISS Ham radi . . . » CONTINUE READING
20 OCT 2008
6:51 AM
Life on board the ISS
Richard spoke with his father, Owen, over a video link up between the ISS and Mission Control. . . . » CONTINUE READING
19 OCT 2008
10:31 AM
The first 24 hours
Richard talks about his first 24 hours on the ISS and settling in. Listen below. . . . » CONTINUE READING
18 OCT 2008
10:31 AM
Art in Space
See photos of Richard creating artwork in space on the ISS below! . . . » CONTINUE READING
18 OCT 2008
10:27 AM
DHL in Space
One of Richard’s commercial projects is a physics demonstration designed by DHL. Below y . . . » CONTINUE READING
18 OCT 2008
7:43 AM
Impressions of space
Owen speaks to Richard about his first impressions of life in space. Listen to the conversation below.
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17 OCT 2008
10:58 AM
Russian Press Conference
Richard participated in a press conference with Russian media. You can hear some of his commen . . . » CONTINUE READING
16 OCT 2008
6:45 PM
Richard in Space!
Check out the first photos of Richard in space! Richard can be seen storing the PCG experiment on th . . . » CONTINUE READING
16 OCT 2008
11:14 AM
SSTV Images
Richard has taken a new SSTV camera to the ISS and installed it. SSTV (Slow Scan TV) is used t . . . » CONTINUE READING
16 OCT 2008
9:21 AM
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
15 OCT 2008
8:9 PM
Thoughts on docking
Listen to Richard speak with Owen on his thoughts of the Soyuz docking. . . . » CONTINUE READING
14 OCT 2008
4:14 PM
Watch Richard Dock!
View a video of Richard's docking to the ISS below! . . . » CONTINUE READING
14 OCT 2008
8:48 AM
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
13 OCT 2008
9:28 AM
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
12 OCT 2008
7:4 PM
Watch Richard's Launch!
Click below to watch the video of Richard's launch into space! . . . » CONTINUE READING
12 OCT 2008
10:1 AM
Launch
View photos of Richard during final launch preparations and the launch. . . . » CONTINUE READING
11 OCT 2008
8:14 PM
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
09 OCT 2008
9:50 PM
Flag Raising Ceremony- In Baikonur
Here are photos of Richard in Baikonur taking part in ceremonies started by Yuri Gagarin, the first . . . » CONTINUE READING
06 OCT 2008
4:46 PM
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
28 SEP 2008
10:53 PM
Cleared for Liftoff!
After a lazy Monday, Tuesday began our major round of symbolic activities in Moscow. We began in the . . . » CONTINUE READING
19 SEP 2008
10:52 PM
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
15 SEP 2008
10:49 PM
Final Launch Preparations
My father and his partner Rob Rouleau spent Monday through Thursday this week at Energia, reviewing . . . » CONTINUE READING
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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
Education
An education and research development organization

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 |