Dnipropetrovsk journalist and lawyer Borys Filatov plans to become the first Ukrainian space tourist.
"As far back as in September 2009, under a contract with the Virgin Galactic Company, I paid $200,000. My application was signed. I hope that in the autumn of this year a contract will be signed," Filatov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the journalist, he is the 145th on the list of space tourists. The first group of hundred tourists was formed from the leaders and employees of Virgin Galactic.
The date of the flight has not been set yet. The future space tourist said he does not rule out this could be the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013.
At the same time, Filatov said he plans to keep himself in a good physical shape.
Filatov said he hopes that under an agreement with Virgin Galactic, he will have the opportunity to speak about and show video footage of the flight to the viewers of a program he hosts on a local TV channel.
