Jaxx
01-24-2008, 03:07 PM
For a mere 146,040 us dollars you can enjoy 4.5 minutes of weightlessness in space.
Edit: the $146,040 is actually just the deposit that people have put down to be some of the first to go.
Pretty cool I think. I know they announced this in 2004 but now they have prices and I think it says the first flights will be in 2009.
Hey Iceaxe, the shuttle goes 2500 mph!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23433757-details/Book+a+space+now+on+out+of+this+world+tourist+flig ht/article.do
Book a space now on out of this world tourist flight
Last updated at 13:23pm on 23.01.08
This is the first craft that is set to make regular tourist flights into space.
Trip to the stars: the Virgin Galactic
The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later.
More than 200 potential astronauts are believed to have already paid deposits for the
Edit: the $146,040 is actually just the deposit that people have put down to be some of the first to go.
Pretty cool I think. I know they announced this in 2004 but now they have prices and I think it says the first flights will be in 2009.
Hey Iceaxe, the shuttle goes 2500 mph!
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23433757-details/Book+a+space+now+on+out+of+this+world+tourist+flig ht/article.do
Book a space now on out of this world tourist flight
Last updated at 13:23pm on 23.01.08
This is the first craft that is set to make regular tourist flights into space.
Trip to the stars: the Virgin Galactic
The Virgin Galactic spacecraft, which was being unveiled in New York today, is already under construction. Test flights are expected to begin in June, with commercial flights starting 12 months later.
More than 200 potential astronauts are believed to have already paid deposits for the