space tourist
noun [ C ] uk/ˈspeɪs ˌtʊə.rɪst/ us/ˈspeɪs ˌtʊr.ɪst/
太空游客
someone who travels into space for pleasure and interest, rather than as a job
He became the world's first space tourist when he paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station. 他支付了2000万美元前往国际空间站，成为了世界上第一位太空游客。
See: space tourism
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- It won't be business as usual aboard the international space station next week when the first space tourist stops by for a visit.
- The world's first space tourist began his cosmonaut training in August in Star City, a training base outside of Moscow.
- His success could open the door to dozens of other space tourists aboard the station.
- But how will these space tourists handle problems common to NASA-trained astronauts such as space sickness or balance disorders?