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Gennady Padalka, Michael Barratt, and Charles Simonyi in spacesuits walk with support crew toward the Soyuz launch pad in Kazakhstan, with flags and onlookers in the background.

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Key People

Wally Funk, wearing a red blazer, speaks with hands clasped at the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy presentation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Wally Funk

American aviator

Anousheh Ansari

Anousheh Ansari

Iranian-born American businesswoman

Garriott, Richard

Richard Garriott

British-born American computer-game developer

Olsen, Gregory

Gregory Olsen

American scientist and entrepreneur

Charles Simonyi, Gennady Padalka, and Michael Barratt

Charles Simonyi

American software executive and space tourist