Photo from source, Scientific American
Sure, it will be something probably only available to the super-rich. But who knows, if it gets popular enough, maybe the price will come down. Do you suppose they have standby lists?
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Space Cadets, Grab Your Sunscreen: Space Tourism Set for Liftoff
Eager not to be left behind when space tourism takes off, rocket engine maker XCOR Aerospace in Mojave, Calif., announced Wednesday that it will be ready to blast ordinary (albeit wealthy) Earthlings into space within two years. XCOR reps said at a press conference Wednesday that its Lynx suborbital spaceship, still in the prototype phase, will be a two-seat (one pilot, one passenger) craft that takes off like an airplane and glides back to Earth like a space shuttle. During the journey to and from the outer edge of the atmosphere, a passenger will be treated to a 30-minute ride that includes a minute and a half of weightlessness. . .
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