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Tickets On Sale In Sweden For Space Tourism, Starting In 2012

Posted by timothy on from the would-rather-have-a-condo-and-the-dvd dept.

think_nix writes "The local.se is reporting that, for around 200,000 USD, tickets for eager space tourists looking for that outer space adventure will be purchasable from the Sweden's Ice Hotel in Kiruna. The flights are planned to be run by Virgin Galactic, also allowing flights to be taken from New Mexico. The article further states that already around 300 tickets have been purchased."

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  1. Re:2012 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I know you are joking, but yes we do have a space program in Sweden. We are a member of ESA and we also have SNSB.

    http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html
    http://www.snsb.se/dyn_aktuellt.asp?languageId=2

  2. The swedish currency by Goateee · · Score: 2, Informative

    I hope some of this space tourism benefits the swedish public, because this recension has taken its toll on the swedish currency (krona). The dollar costs about 8 swedish krona now, from about 5.5 a few months ago. Relative to the dollar, I have lost about half my fortune! $60 000 000 sure would be good for our economy, but who in their right mind would spend money on space trips in this economic climate?