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| | Tito, Dennis (1941-) |
 | | Tito started his career in the 1960s as a space scientist with JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), helping plan flight trajectories for several early Mars probes, before leaving to set up a finance company, through which he made his fortune. |
 | | Tito’s former employer, NASA, objected to the trip, citing safety concerns, but begrudgingly agreed to his visit, subject to him signing contracts relieving all national space agencies of responsibility in the event of a tragedy and saying that he will pay for any breakages he causes. |
 | | Tito also follows confectionery scientist Helen Sharman, who in 1991 beat thousands to become Britain’s first astronaut, and a Japanese journalist, Tokohiro Akiyama, and a member of the Saudi royal family who both went to Mir. |
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