Status: Retired
4/20/1945 –
Nationality: American
Type: Non-Astronaut Passenger
First Flight: 10/1/2005
Last Flight: 10/1/2005
Gregory Olsen (born April 20, 1945) is an American entrepreneur, engineer and scientist who, in October 2005, became the third private citizen to make a self-funded trip to the International Space Station with the company Space Adventures.
Amsat
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: AMSAT
Country: USA,CAN,DEU,ITA,JPN,IND,GBR
AMSAT is a name for amateur radio satellite organizations worldwide, but in particular the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) with headquarters at Washington, D.C. AMSAT organizations design, build, arrange launches for, and then operate (command) satellites carrying amateur radio payloads, including the OSCAR series of satellites. Other informally affiliated national organizations exist, such as AMSAT Germany (AMSAT-DL) and AMSAT Japan (JAMSAT).
