Window or Aisle?

An Anonymous Coward writes "Forget Tito. Forget Shuttleworth. Private space travel is now a reality, now that eBay is accepting bids for travel to the International Space Station. I consider this a milestone for space travel, now that the average citizen-next-door can bid for a ticket as easily as buying, er, crap on eBay." Actually it appears that this is just the pre-flight stuff required prior to a trip - Note: Soyuz tickets sold separately, may involve a small added expense, if you get my drift. The real milestone is when tickets are listed on Travelocity. JFK->ISS, non-stop, no smoking, snack only.

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Comericalization of space. Started by the Russians

[jellomizer]

I find it Ironic that the Russians are the curent/firsts leader in Commerical Space flight. Basicly because a decade ago they were still a Comunist Nation and everything is supported by the goverment and a vacation in space would not be funded by private indrustry. And was beleaved that America will be the first to comericalize space. But now the American Space Launches are still controled by the government.