The first self-funded space tourist was Dennis Tito on board the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TM-3 on 28 April 2001.
ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛlffˈʌndᵻd spˈeɪs tˈʊɹɹɪst wʌz dˈɛnɪs tˈiːɾoʊ ˌɔn bˈoːɹd ðə ɹˈʌʃən spˈeɪskɹæft sˈɔɪʌz tˌiːˈɛm θɹˈiː ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.