Anousheh Ansari was the first Iranian in space and the first self-financed woman to visit the station. Officials reported that their training and experience they do much more than a tourist, and their performance in training had been „excellent“. [24] Ansari himself rejects the idea that she is a tourist. During her 10-day stay, she studied Russian and Europe. The documentary Space Tourists follows her journey to the station where she realized „an ancient human dream“: to leave our planet as a normal man and travel in space. [25] This agreement provides a framework for long-term international cooperation based on a genuine partnership for the planning, development, operation and use of a civilian space station for peaceful, permanent purposes, in accordance with international law. [9] Currently, 8 host ports are available for space vehicle visits. [29] The International Space Station has been the target of various criticisms for years. Critics say the time and money spent on the ISS could be better spent on other projects, whether it`s robotic missions for space vehicles, space exploration, studying problems on Earth or simply tax savings. [82] Some critics, such as Robert L.

Park, argue that very little scientific research has been convincingly planned for the ISS. [83] They also argue that the main feature of a space laboratory is its microgravity environment, which can generally be studied at a lower cost using a „vomit comet“. [84] The European Space Agency`s allocation rights represent 8.3% of resources for the use of the space station (for example. B communications) and 8.3% of occupancy time, or about 13 hours per week. For tourist accommodation establishments (for example. B Laboratories), ESA has entered into an exchange agreement with NASA for the use of 51% of the European Columbus laboratory in exchange for shuttle services. The IGA is the condition for a second level of agreements between the partners called Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and four of which exist between NASA and each of the other four partners. There is no MOUs between ESA, Roskosmos, CSA and JAXA, since NASA is the designated manager of the ISS.