Richard Garriott Status: Retired 7/4/1961 – Nationality: British Type: Non-Astronaut Passenger First Flight: 10/12/2008 Last Flight: 10/12/2008 Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux (born July 4, 1961) is an English-American video game developer and entrepreneur. On October 12, 2008, Garriott flew aboard Soyuz TMA-13 to the International Space Station as a private astronaut, returning 12 days later aboard Soyuz TMA-12. He became the second astronaut, and first from the U.S., who had a parent that was also a space traveler. –