“We have two more applications, and one group of potential space flight participants is already working at the CTC, getting acquainted with the preparation process.
I can say that this is a Russian group, "TASS quotes Rogozin.
The head of Roscosmos asked to reconsider the production of transport ships in favor of manned ones, by 2024 it is planned to produce two Soyuz for tourists, the agency writes.
In addition, the flight program for 2022 has been approved, Rogozin said.
On December 8, the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano successfully docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station.