MOSCOW, January 27 (Sputnik) — A Japanese businessman, who used to shoot space TV commercials at a cosmonaut training facility near Moscow, told journalists at a press conference, that he was happy to return to Star City as a space tourist, preparing for his flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
The space tourist said that being a cosmonaut had been his dream since he was six. However, he gave up his dream as he needed glasses and began a career in business instead.
While shooting a commercial with two Russian cosmonauts, Takamatsu found out that Russian people are kind and nice.
Takamatsu, a founder of the Space Travel and Space Films companies, is going on a space tour with British singer Sarah Brightman, who arrived in Moscow on January 19 for a six-month preparation course prior to her 10-day stay on board the ISS.
