Who is the first astronaut from Switzerland, Claude Nicollier or Charles Simonyi?
Charles Simonyi Charles Simonyi ( ; Hungarian: "Simonyi Károly" , ] ; born September 10, 1948), son of Károly Simonyi, is a Hungarian-born American computer programmer, businessman, and space tourist. He was head of Microsoft's application software group, where he oversaw the creation of Microsoft's flagship Office suite of applications. He now heads his own company, "Intentional Software", with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of intentional programming. In April 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth space tourist and the second Hungarian in space. In March 2009, aboard Soyuz TMA-14, he made a second trip to the International Space Station. His estimated net worth is US$1.4 billion.
Soyuz TMA-14 The Soyuz TMA-14 (Russian: Союз ТМА-14 , "Union TMA-14") was a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station, which launched on 26 March 2009. It transported two members of the Expedition 19 crew as well as spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi on his second self-funded flight to the space station. TMA-14 was the 101st manned flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, including launch failures; however, it was the 100th to launch and land manned, as Soyuz 34 was launched unmanned to replace Soyuz 32, which landed empty.