20 years since Dennis Tito, companies line up to launch tourists in space 20 years since Dennis Tito, companies line up to launch tourists in space April 28, 2021 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Dennis Tito made history on April 28, 2001 as the first space tourist, launching on a Russian Soyuz to the International Space Station. Twenty years later, companies are lining up for their share in a lucrative space tourism pie.