INTERFAX Agency,
E. Devyatiyarov
(question to Tito): |
You stated
that you intend to go into business in space tourism.
How do you assess a realistic demand for these services
in the years immediately ahead? What is your estimation
of a real extent of these services, do you have real
candidates, and do you think about another flight? |
| D. Tito:
|
For the
time being I have no idea how realistic and great it
is going to be. But as far as I understand, there is
going to be a strong demand for tourist space flights. |
Xinhua
Newspaper
(Question to Tito): |
Have you
seen China and the Chinese Wall? |
| D. Tito:
|
I had no chance to have
a look at the Chinese Wall. I saw China from space,
but I had no chance to identify it. |
| |
Do you
intend to travel to China after coming back to Earth? |
| D. Tito:
|
I have been
to China and want to see it again. |
3. RIA-Novosty,
E. Puzyrev
(Question to Tito): |
What is
in and out of phase in expectation of meeting with space? |
| D. Tito:
|
For the
time being everything is in phase, and many times as
large than I expected. I wanted to take pictures in
space, I wanted to transmit space video records to the
mankind, implement my dreams. And I have fulfilled all
my major plans and many other plans. In doing so, I
did not experience any discomfort, that I assumed to
experience while staying in such an unaccustomed position,
in such an unfamiliar environment. |
4. Radio
Mayak
(Question to the combined crew): |
Did you
have any difficulties caused by the presence of Tito
aboard the Station? |
| Yu. Usachev:
|
For the
time being no inconvenience was entailed by Tito. Moreover,
he is striving hard to take part in all our activities.
There are a lot of routine activities aboard the Station,
e.g. food sorting, etc. He is lending a helping hand
in everything. |
| |
And your
American colleagues, do they share your opinion? |
| Yu. Usachev:
|
Please, ask my American colleagues. You asked me,
and I expressed my opinion.
(The U.S. crewmembers did not attend the press conference).
|
5. NTV,
S. Dedukh
(Question to Tito): |
Do you
know that the day before NASA Director D. Goldin stated
that Russia will have to pay compensation after your
return? Do you think that the accusations against you
are fair, that you impede the crew activities? |
| D. Tito:
|
I do not
understand how my presence aboard the Station can impede
the crew activities. |
| |
Goldin
said that the prime crew members and visiting crew members
shall always keep a check on your actions, is it true? |
| D. Tito:
|
No it is
not true. I took early and rather reasonable advice
from the crew. |
6. RTR,
VESTI,
O. Pastukhova: |
To begin
with, my congratulations! We are excited with your wonderful
mission. Question to Talgat. How do you assess Denis
Tito's activity on behalf of the crew, do you have to
assist him, how much attention does he claims, and how
does he assist in you crew activities? |
| T. Musabaev:
|
Got that,
thank you for the question. Actually, Dennis is doing
us no harm at all, furthermore, he is trying to help
us. I am repeating Yury Usachev's words. And of course
we explain him, as a newcomer, some things. As to any
new cosmonaut we should explain certain things which
a person cannot feel on the ground. Basically, Dennis
successfully integrated into the team of both crews.
There is no prime and backup crew. There is the ISS
prime crew and visiting crew. So, he was received well
enough by both crews, and integrated into our team. |
7. ORT
(Question to Tito): |
You are
a citizen of the USA. What's your attitude towards the
fact that you are not allowed to enter the U.S. Segment? |
| D. Tito: |
This information
is wrong. I was allowed to enter the U.S. Segment, but
I was in attendance. It had a definite sense, as there
are a lot of hardware therein. All crew members treat
me well and do everything so that I feel well aboard
the International Space Station. |
| |
Mr. Tito,
have you already been to the U.S. Segment? |
| D. Tito: |
Yes, I have
visited the U.S. Segment several times. |
| |
What is
your schedule on the Station? |
| D. Tito: |
I spend
most of the time in the Russian Service Module. I am
leading an ordinary life. I have taken several pictures
of New York and other places, over which the Space Station
was flying. |
8. CBS-TV
(Question to Tito): |
We have
heard that D. Goldin stated that NASA will possibly
present a claim to Russia. What is you attitude towards
this situation? To which extent you feel yourself responsible
for the tensions created between Russia and the USA
over this flight? |
| D. Tito: |
I am confident
that my flight will play an important role in the ISS
history, because it was so much highlighted in all mass
media throughout the world. |
| |
It looks
like that on the contrary your flight has worsened the
situation, made it more tense. |
| D. Tito: |
I do not
believe that all these negotiations that are being held
between NASA and Rosaviakosmos concerning the flight
will have a long-lasting effect or impact on the relations
between two countries. My belief is that in the long
view the flight will obviously play a positive role
in the ISS program. |
9. Ren-TV,
A. Peslyak
(Question to Baturin): |
As far
as the Internet communication is concerned. Do you receive
the U.S. and Russian press releases about your flight,
about the first tourist stay, estimations? And what
are you assessments? |
| Yu. Baturin:
|
I have to
say that we receive E-mail messages continuously, therefore,
we can read everything. And you, probably, cannot imagine
the work schedule of the visiting crew. We are running
experiments from 6 a.m. to midnight, and as for the
press we will read it on the ground. |
| |
So, no
additional information from Financial Times, New York
Times is being looked through. |
| T. Musabaev:
|
In reality
we receive Internet-mail and make extracts from the
reports about this flight. And all this information
goes first of all to Dennis. He looks it through regularly
and exchanges impressions with us, when possible. |
