Status: Retired
9/10/1948 –
Nationality: Hungarian
Type: Non-Astronaut Passenger
First Flight: 4/7/2007
Last Flight: 3/26/2009
Charles Simonyi (born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-born American computer businessman. In April 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space. In March 2009, aboard Soyuz TMA-14, he made a second trip to the International Space Station.
Astroscale - ASC
- Type: Private
- Abbreviation: ASC
- Administration: COO: Chris Blackerby
- Founded: 2013
- Spacecraft: ELSA-d | ADRAS-J
- Country: JPN
Astroscale Holdings Inc. is a private orbital debris removal company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is developing satellite end-of-life and active debris removal services to mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space.
