Space Tourism is Off and Running

ackthpt writes "The ink wasn't even dry on the Ansari X Prize check, after Brian Binnie piloted SpaceShipOne into space, when deals were already being made. Announced last week, Richard Branson of Virgin Group would be licensing the technology, and according to p2pnet is already embarking on plans to build a fleet of 5 passenger carrying craft. Space tourism? Preposterous! It'll take years, decades. Isn't that the consensus? According to The Australian Cadbury/Schweppes may be giving away a the prize of a space flight under the cap of your next bottle of 7 Up: 'Within hours, one of SpaceShipOne's sponsors and the "official beverage" of the AnsariX Prize, the soft drink 7Up, announced it would be offering the first free ticket into space.' Further, 'another company, Space Adventures, has already collected $US10,000 deposits from about 100 customers for its planned flights, which will cost less than $US100,000.' Last one into space is a rotten egg!"

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Just a little more juice and some steering and this thing could be orbiting the earth for a bit of time...yeah it would get cramped after an hour or two of orbiting but hell...it could damn near dock with the international space station and switch people out once every two weeks...just shoot them up there when they are wearing a freaking space suit and instead of two people in the back pack equipment...and send them back with all the trash :-) (and yes i know there would have to be some serious modifications...but im sure they could add a gps some auto pilot and have the shuttle thing open while in spae...or something...they are veeeeery smart)

This is very beautiful. This is a first of something to ever occur and the gates will open. Notice how much the price has already dropped? From $200,000 already to $100,000. :-)

I Love capitalism!!!

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