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First Private Manned Orbital Flight Announced

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the looking-forward-to-tickets dept.

Miroslav Ambrus-Kis wrote in to tell us that Inter-orbital Systems has announced that Nebojsa Stanojevic and Miroslav Ambrus-Kis will be the astronauts aboard the first completely private orbital flight. This is part of their bid for the Google Lunar X-Prize.

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  1. private vs. public by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So I guess now that this is out of the hands of "big government", we can expect spaceflight to become cheaper, safer, and more accessible, right? Just like healthcare?

    I'm not holding my breath.

  2. You FAIL It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is wi4ed oof and