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Space Tourism from UAE

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the keep-em-comin dept.

RAK writes "The only company to have sent tourists into space, Space Adventures, has announced plans to develop a commercial spaceport in the UAE, from where it will operate suborbital flights. The project will cost $265 million. The Russian-built suborbital vehicle called Explorer will have the capacity to transport up to five people to an altitude of nearly 100km in space, but the project's schedule is yet to be announced."

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  1. Yes, but... by isecore · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... will it run Linux?

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    I enjoy large posteriors and I cannot prevaricate.
  2. Let's have some fun ... by neonprimetime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey ... once we get up there and land, does anybody want to go WAR driving with me?

  3. This will certainly give the amiga emulator by torjoerund · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a bigger following ...