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Space Tourism

Recreational space travel
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A & S Interview: Richard Garriott

A second generation space traveler talks about his upcoming tourist trip to the space station.
March 01, 2008 | By Irene Klotz

A computational fluid dynamics image shows how air would behave when Rocketplane XP flies at 2.74 times the speed of sound; red is high pressure, blue is low.

The O Prize

Will Rocketplane launch spacecraft from Oklahoma?
November 2007 | By Michael Belfiore

Anousheh Ansari before her launch to the International Space Station in September 2006.

A & S Interview: Anousheh Ansari

The X-Prize sponsor and space tourist talks about trips to orbit, past and future.
September 01, 2007 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

Anatoly Zak (Moon image: NASA)

Lunar Clipper

With rich tourists traveling to Earth orbit, can a cruise around the moon be far behind?
September 2007 | By Anatoly Zak

Spaceport Singapore, envisioned by Space Adventures, Ltd., would cost $115 million. A Singapore-based consortium and the Crown Prince of Ras Al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates are backing the venture.

Fields of Dreams

Will starry-eyed entrepreneurs transform today's wide-open spaces into tomorrow's spaceports?
May 2007 | By Ed Regis

The first three paying astronauts (left to right, Greg Olsen, Mark Shuttleworth, and Dennis Tito) found that comfort was not guaranteed with their tickets. Enduring the rigors of spaceflight that professionals do was yet another price to pay.

Space Trippers

Did the first paying guests aboard the international space station get their $20 million worth?
November 2006 | By Craig Mellow

SpaceShipOne got the free-market-rocketry ball rolling.

Go Ballistic

You can leave and reenter the atmosphere, feel the kick of a rocket, and see the curvature of Earth. Step right up and lay down your 200 grand.
March 2006 | By Craig Mellow

Going Up?

To build a space elevator, you'll need a very light car and a very strong string.
March 2006 | By Michael Milstein

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Ticket to Orbit

Don't just sit there. Get out and see the world!
September 2002 | By Eric Adams


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