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Space Tourism Industry Gains New Competitor

Posted by Zonk on from the going-on-up dept.

mattnyc99 writes "There's a new entry in the race for the first space tourism jet: XCOR Aerospace, a California-based rocket builder. The company says its clean-burning, two-seat Lynx spacecraft will lift off by 2010. After we only saw a mockup of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo a couple months back, you'd think this was serious competition in the 'New Space' race, but these photos show that Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites is well on its way with construction."

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  1. Look forward to the fireworks by call-me-kenneth · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I for one can't wait for the exciting (high altitude?) firework displays these various enthusiast types are planning to put on for us. And there's no admission price! The footage will be online before you can say "Uh-oh". I am particularly looking forward to the prospect of the Bearded Wonder finally incinerating himself.