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- First space tourist: Dennis Tito, a multi-millionaire from California
- Pioneered by the Russian Space Agency
- Passengers would ride aboard a Russian rocket and stay in the International Space Station
- Cost for trip: $20 million
- Private companies such as Virgin Galactic and XCOR Aerospace are developing suborbital passenger craft
- Commercial flights will begin as early as 2009 for Virgin Galactic,Reuters: Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo model (January 23, 2008) and 2010 for XCOROfficial Press Release: XCOR Aerospace announces new... (March 26, 2008)
- Average cost for commercial flight into space: $200,000
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Space Tourism is a developing industry in which private citizens are transported from the surface of the Earth on flights into space.
To date such services have been available only through national space agencies, and the costs involved have been in the millions of dollars.
However private companies such as Virgin Galactic are developing reusable craft to enable short trips into space at much lower cost. These craft are also intended for use in launching satellites and other missions.
Most of those who have travelled into space at their own expense dislike the term "space tourism", pointing out that they undertook serious scientific work while on their journeys.
In June 2009, work began on Spaceport America, in New Mexico. This will be the launch site for several of the new space tourism companies.
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Space Tourism News
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Is Virgin Galactic heralding the space tourism age?
"Spacesports that start as space tourism centers will eventually become regional suborbital hubs." But nobody made any predictions about when that would ... (December 10, 2009)Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) -
'Space tourism' is just a front
Matthew du Plessis: Do you know why there's been such a delay in the launch of the space tourism industry? I do. I figured it out - and if you think it's ... (December 10, 2009)Times LIVE -
a giant leap for space tourism
Richard Branson celebrates at Mojave Air and Space Port as the VSS Enterprise makes its debut. About 300 people have paid $200000 each to be among the first ... (December 09, 2009)Los Angeles Times -
Is Space Tourism Closer to Reality?
By Melissa Arteaga Marti | PODER360.com The billionaire founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways unveiled the new craft in hopes of creating a space tourism ... (December 09, 2009)Poder 360
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Space Tourism on Amazon
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Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide - $34.95
Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. Erik Seedhouse uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge tec...Amazon
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Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic - $69.50
The work "Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic" deals with the topic space tourism, especially with the so-called ...Amazon
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Tourists in Space: A Practical Guide (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) - $34.95
Recent surveys have provided new and updated information into public insights of the nascent space tourism industry. Erik Seedhouse uniquely explores in detail the cutting-edge tec...Amazon
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Space Tourism Questions
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If you had enough money, would you pay to travel into space? 3 AnswersI would love to see the Earth from space. I think it maybe one the most beautiful experiences a human being can have, sadly it is not available for everyone. ... read more -
How did Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin change the race to space? 1 AnswerSputnik and Yuri Gagarin changed the race to space in such a way that it sustained panic in the US over a perceived ‘missile gap’ ---------quote--------- The ... read more -
Whod you pick to design your first space plane for Space Tourism? Will it be an aerospace engineer from Airbus or Boeing? 1 AnswerBoeing. Airbus has no experience (though EADS does have some) in space technology while Boeing has been a world leader in rocket and space technology. read more
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www.traumcenter.com Space Tourism
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READY FOR BLAST-OFF: SIR Richard Branson's dream to blast off space tourism took a step closer yesterday as he unve... http://bit.ly/909y14
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