Russian space capsule lands safely with 3 aboard

A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, officials said.

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US space tourist's return put off by a day

A billionaire American space tourist in the middle of his second stay aboard the international space station will return to Earth a day later than planned due to flooding at the landing site, Russian officials said Friday.

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US space tourist blasts off for second space trip

A Russian capsule blasted off with a deafening roar on Thursday to carry U.S. billionaire Charles Simonyi into space for his second cosmic cruise.

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American space tourist buys return ticket to orbit

Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more.

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Microsoft Bigwigs Donate to Telescope

A project to build a pioneering telescope in Chile got a $30 million boost Thursday with donations from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and former company executive Charles Simonyi.

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Space Capsule Carrying U.S. Mogul Docks

Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. billionaire bringing a gourmet meal arrived at the international space station Tuesday — to a warm welcome from current crewmen and the earthbound applause of Martha Stewart.

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U.S. Billionaire Heads to Space Station

A Russian rocket carrying the American billionaire who helped develop Microsoft Word roared into the night skies over Kazakhstan Saturday, sending Charles Simonyi and two cosmonauts soaring into orbit on a two-day journey to the international space station.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has donated ten million dollars to help build a 400-million dollar high-powered telescope in Chile, media here reported Saturday. Another Microsoft alumnus, Charles Simonyi, has donated 20 million dollars to the project, according to news reports.

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Space tourist Charles Simonyi back on Earth.

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Bellevue billionaire Charles Simonyi and two Russian cosmonauts floated into the International Space Station early today -- to the earthbound applause of Martha Stewart and others at Russian Mission Control.

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With a March 2007 spaceflight in hand, American space tourist-in-training Charles Simonyi celebrated with a launch of his own Thursday as he debuted a personal website where he'll document his trek to the International Space Station (ISS).

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