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NOVEMBER 13, 2008
Daytona Beach News Journal:PRIVATE SPACE TRAVELER MARVELS AT VIEWS OF EARTH


NOVEMBER 3, 2008
Florida Today:SPACE TOURIST SHARES EXPERIENCE


NOVEMBER 2, 2008
American-Statesman:GARRIOTT ON LIFE IN SPACE: FOOD'S NOT BAD, BUT DON'T LET THE SLEEPING BAG FLOAT AWAY


OCTOBER 30, 2008
BBC:SPACE TOURIST TALKS TO BBC


OCTOBER 30, 2008
Metro:YOU HELPED IN THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE, SAYS METRONAUT


OCTOBER 27, 2008
Reuters:SPACE TOURISM WILL WEATHER MARKET CRISIS: ASTRONAUT


OCTOBER 27, 2008
CBS:SPACE TOURIST: OPEN SPACE STATION TO ALL


OCTOBER 24, 2008
Associated Press:AMERICAN, RUSSIANS RETURN FROM SPACE STATION


OCTOBER 24, 2008
BBC:SAFE LANDING FOR SOYUZ CAPSULE


OCTOBER 24, 2008
SPACE.com:SPACE TOURIST, STATION COSMONAUTS LAND SAFELY


OCTOBER 24, 2008
Reuters:U.S. SPACE TOURIST, RUSSIANS RETURN TO EARTH


OCTOBER 23, 2008
MSNBC:POSTCARDS FROM SPACE


OCTOBER 21, 2008
ITV Local:RICHARD GARRIOTT HAM RADIO VIDEO


OCTOBER 20, 2008
Associated Press:LATEST SPACE TOURIST GETS HIS MONEY'S WORTH


OCTOBER 18, 2008
SPACE.com:SPACE TOURIST SETTLES IN ABOARD STATION


OCTOBER 17, 2008
BBC:CHILDREN CALL OUTER SPACE


OCTOBER 17, 2008
WKYX:STUDENTS AT HENDRON-LONE OAK ELEMENTARY TALK TO RICHARD GARRIOTT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION


OCTOBER 16, 2008
My Fox Austin:AUSTIN KIDS TALK TO SPACE TRAVELER


OCTOBER 16, 2008
SPACE.com:THE GARRIOTTS: AN AMERICAN LEGACY - PART 2


OCTOBER 15, 2008
Popular Science: GAMERS IN SPACE


OCTOBER 15, 2008
KEYE TV:AUSTIN ASTRONAUT TALKS TO AUSTIN STUDENTS FROM SPACE


OCTOBER 15, 2008
KVUE :AUSTIN BUSINESSMAN IN SPACE CHATS WITH STUDENTS


OCTOBER 15, 2008
Associated Press:RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT DOCKS WITH ORBITAL STATION


OCTOBER 15, 2008
Discovery News:SON OF AN ASTRONAUT


OCTOBER 15, 2008
KXAN:STUDENTS SPEAK WITH AUSTINITE IN SPACE


OCTOBER 14, 2008
Deutsche Presse: SOYUZ CRAFT CARRYING TEXAS SPACE TOURIST SUCCESSFULLY DOCKS AT ISS


OCTOBER 14, 2008
SPACE.com:NEW CREW, SPACE TOURIST ARRIVE AT SPACE STATION


OCTOBER 14, 2008
AFP:RUSSIAN CAPSULE CARRYING US TOURIST DOCKS WITH SPACE STATION


OCTOBER 14, 2008
Reuters :SONS OF RUSSIAN AND U.S. ASTRONAUTS UNITE IN ORBIT


OCTOBER 13, 2008
The Independent: ASTRONAUT FOLLOWS FATHER INTO SPACE


OCTOBER 12, 2008
Associated Press:AMERICAN SPACE TOURIST BLASTS OFF IN SOYUZ ROCKET


OCTOBER 12, 2008
SPACE.com:FORMER ASTRONAUT'S SON BLASTS OFF TOWARD SPACE STATION


OCTOBER 12, 2008
Metro:METRO IS THE FIRST PAPER IN SPACE!


OCTOBER 12, 2008
Times Online:RELATIVE VALUES - RICHARD GARRIOTT AND HIS FATHER, OWEN


OCTOBER 12, 2008
BBC:US SPACE TOURIST GO FOR LAUNCH


OCTOBER 12, 2008
AFP:US VIDEO GAME GURU HEADS FOR SPACE AS TOURIST


OCTOBER 10, 2008
Houston Chronicle:$30 MILLION BUYS AUSTIN RESIDENT A RIDE ON SOYUZ MISSION


OCTOBER 10, 2008
Associated Press:SPACECRAFT MOVED TO LAUNCH PAD AHEAD OF ISS FLIGHT


OCTOBER 10, 2008
SPACE.com:THE GARRIOTTS: AN AMERICAN LEGACY - PART 1


OCTOBER 10, 2008
AFP:US VIDEO GAME MOGUL TO FOLLOW DAD INTO SPACE


OCTOBER 9, 2008
Christian Science Monitor:A VIDEO-GAME MAGNATE GETS HIS JOURNEY INTO SPACE


OCTOBER 9, 2008
NPR:MILLIONAIRE FOLLOWS DAD'S FOOTSTEPS INTO SPACE


OCTOBER 9, 2008
Scientific American:SON OF PIONEER SKYLAB ASTRONAUT READY TO ROCKET INTO ORBIT


OCTOBER 6, 2008
Fort Worth Star-Telegram:AUSTIN GAME GURU BUYS $30 MILLION VIEW OF THE FINAL FRONTIER
$30 million space ride is not only for thrill, but also for serious research opportunity

OCTOBER 4, 2008
AFP:INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CHANGES ORBIT AWAITING TOURIST: REPORT


SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
Bloomberg Radio:RICHARD GARRIOTT PREPARING FOR LIFT-OFF


SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
MSNBC:ALL IN THE SPACE FAMILY


SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
TIME:SPACE TOURIST RICHARD GARRIOTT


SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
AFP:US SPACE TOURIST TO FOLLOW FATHER INTO ORBIT


SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
SPACE.com:FORMER ASTRONAUT'S SON POISED FOR SPACE TOURIST TREK


SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
The Colbert Report:RICHARD GARRIOTT TAKES STEPHEN TO SPACE


AUGUST 14, 2008
KLRU:RICHARD IN SPACE!


AUGUST 8, 2008
The Austin Chronicle:SEND YOUR CHEEK SWAB TO SPACE


AUGUST 7, 2008
The Escapist:CONTEXT SENSITIVE: IN SPACE, NO-ONE CAN HEAR YOU SLEEP


AUGUST 2, 2008
Austin American-Statesman:FOR GAMING GURU RICHARD GARRIOTT, SPACE TRIP WILL BE A WORKING VACATION


AUGUST 2, 2008
The Times:GAMES GOD RICHARD GARRIOTT REALISES DREAM OF BEING ASTRONAUT


JULY 31, 2008
CNN:ASTRONAUT'S SON SPENDING HIS FORTUNE TO FLY


JULY 31, 2008
ABC News:FROM GAME DEVELOPER TO SPACE COWBOY


JULY 30, 2008
Houston Chronicle:A VOYAGE BEYOND EVEN HIS IMAGINATION


JULY 30, 2008
SPACE.com:NEXT SPACE TOURIST, STATION CREW EAGER TO FLY


JULY 29, 2008
CollectSpace.com:ASTRONAUT'S SON DRAWS INSIGNIA INSPIRATION FROM FATHER, MOTHER AND LEONARDO DA VINCI


JULY 22, 2008
KLBJ:AUSTIN MAN RICHARD GARRIOTT TALKS ABOUT HIS PLANNED TRIP TO SPACE


JULY 21, 2008
The Guardian:SCIENCE EXTRA: RICHARD GARRIOTT


JULY 15, 2008
BBC:PRIVATE MISSION SET FOR ISS


JULY 2, 2008
SPACE.com:PHYSICS AND FITNESS MELD FOR SPACE TOURIST, NFL PLAYER


JUNE 11, 2008
WIRED.com:THE NEXT STEP IN SPACE EXPLORATION: BILLIONAIRE SCIENTISTS


JUNE 6, 2008
Discovery Space:RICHARD GARRIOTT TALKS SPACE TOURISM


MAY 29, 2008
The Independent:AN EDUCATION IN THE LIFE OF RICHARD GARRIOTT, PRIVATE ASTRONAUT AND COMPUTER GAMES DEVELOPER


MAY 21, 2008
Austin News:AUSTIN VIDEO GAME CREATOR READY TO LAUNCH


APRIL 8, 2008
Space.com:STUDENT ARTISTS WANTED FOR SPACE TOURIST EMBLEM


MARCH 12, 2008
Space.com:WANTED: STUDENT EXPERIMENT FOR SPACE TOURIST'S TREK


FEBRUARY 28, 2008
The Birmingham News:HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHS READY EXPERIMENTS FOR SPACE


JANUARY 28, 2008
Space.com:'THRILLIONAIRE' SIGNS ON AS BACKUP SPACE TOURIST


JANUARY 21, 2008
Space.com:NEXT SPACE TOURIST BEGINS TRAINING FOR SPACEFLIGHT


DECEMBER 25, 2007
The Washington Times:TICKET TO RIDE


DECEMBER 19, 2007
WAMU:SPACE TOURISM
Radio interview with Richard Garriott and Eric Anderson.

DECEMBER 11, 2007
Gannett News:ASTRONAUT'S SON PAYS $30M TO GO TO SPACE


DECEMBER 11, 2007
Space.com:ASTRONAUT'S SON READY TO FULFILL LIFELONG DREAM


OCTOBER 9, 2007
MSNBC:FROM VIDEOGAMES TO THE MOON
Videogame pioneer Richard Garriott is hoping to become the first private citizen to perform a spacewalk. He discusses his venture with CNBC's Erin Burnett. [Click link to watch video]


OCTOBER 2, 2007
Forbes.com:ADVENTURER: FATHER-SON ASTRONAUTS
(300 sec.) Skylab veteran Owen Garriott and son, Richard, discuss a $30-million Soyuz flight to the ISS in 2008. [Click link to watch video]

OCTOBER 1, 2007
Spaceref:STUDENT OF CHALLENGER CENTER FOUNDER TO FLY INTO SPACE
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education is pleased to learn of Garriott's upcoming flight and applauds his personal commitment to focusing upon science and education throughout his mission.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
AFP:LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: ASTRONAUT'S HEIR HEADS FOR THE STARS
MOSCOW (AFP) — Computer game developer Richard Garriott, son of the former astronaut Owen Garriott, will rocket to the stars as the next space tourist, the Space Adventures company said Friday.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
ABC:SON TO FOLLOW FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS IN SPACE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - If aspiring space tourist Richard Garriott wants advice on living in orbit, he can ask his father, a former NASA astronaut who spent two months aboard the first U.S. space station 24 years ago.