Spacesuit cost and the first space tourist
Claim in the list: A spacesuit costs about $11 million (much of it is the backpack and control module). Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in 2001.
Verification: The second sentence is supported: Dennis Tito flew to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz in April 2001 and is commonly described as the first paying space tourist. The first sentence needs substantial qualification: about $11–12 million is often quoted for a U.S. EVA suit (EMU), but this is a historical estimate, not a universal current price for any spacesuit. It refers to a complete life-support system, not just the garment. NASA OIG materials reviewed contain program-development spending data but do not substantiate a current $11 million per finished suit or the claimed backpack cost breakdown.
Conclusion: Tito was the first paying orbital space tourist in 2001. A figure near $11 million should be presented only as a commonly quoted historical estimate for a particular NASA EMU system; its current validity and the stated cost breakdown are not confirmed here by primary public sources.
