Businessman postpones space flight following "irresponsible" press reports

Businessman Leszek Czarnecki, the major shareholder in the European Leasing Fund, has described as irresponsible reports about his plan to travel into space with the Russian Space Agency. Criticizing the press for reporting the planned flight, Czarnecki said, "As a result my flight will not take place as scheduled at the end of October." Explaining his reasons for wanting to travel in space, he said, "Space tourism is developing fast. Travel into space and orbital hotels is a new promising branch of business. If I invest wisely in such projects I could combine my passion with my work." (Rzeczpospolita, p. A9) A.Z.