Consumer Space Travel, no longer a thing of the past!
Well I know that I couldn't afford to travel on Virgin Galactic's ship, but hey you never know, when this takes off the prices will eventually drop to a manageable cost and an average Joe such as myself will be able to afford to see the spectacluar views of our mother earth from space. As the cost currently stands at the cost of an average small family home in the UK ($200,000 about £102,000 (depending on current exchange rates)) I think that only the privelaged (or Cash Loaded) can afford this at present.
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Forget the plane, take the intercity spaceship - tech - 02 February 2008 - New Scientist Tech: "Space tourism may be just one of the services Virgin Galactic ends up offering future customers. Last week it said its first tourist space vehicle (right) could also be used to launch satellites and make super-fast intercity trips."
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