Game developer Richard Garriott, son of former NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, has begun preparations for what is being called a "commercially active" mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Garriott's spaceflight, currently planned for October 2008, will be the first in a series of missions that will accommodate commercial activity aboard the ISS. Space Adventures, which is organising the flight, says involvement from the private sector can include scientific and environmental research and educational outreach programming.
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