CREW 19/20 . ... SIXTEENTH RUSSIAN VISITING CREW . ... BACKUP CREW . ... From 1977 Esther Dyson was an analyst in the research department of investment brokerage company New Court Securities focused on high technological sectors of economy. ... On October 7, 2008 she was selected as a backup of spaceflight participant - space tourist Charles Simonyi. In October 2008 by the joint decision of medical-and-labor examination commission of IBMP and Yu.A. Gagarin CTC she was allowed for special training. ...