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Russia halts space tours as U.S. retires Shuttle

Reuters US Online Report Science News | 2010-03-03 16:19:40
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews to the International Space Station after the U.S. mothballs its shuttle fleet this year. NASA plans four more shuttle flights to the $100-billion, 16-nation space outpost before retiring ...
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Calif. space tourism firm launches S. Korea deal

AP Features | 2009-12-18 16:23:53
<div id="subtitle">California space tourism rocket builder Xcor in deal for launches from South Korea</div><div><p>A California company developing a rocket plane for space tourism announced Thursday that it has an agreement with a nonprofit group in South ...
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Virgin unveils spaceship to offer space tourism

AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-08 16:10:30
<div><p>Virgin founder Richard Branson unveiled a commercial rocket plane that will allow tourists a chance to view the Earth and experience weightlessness from suborbital space.</p><p>Branson said Monday that he hopes to offer tickets aboard his Virgin Galactic ...
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Space Tourism

AP News | 2009-12-08 02:29:55
Space Tourism
SpaceShipTwo, a spacecraft designed to take astronauts and a handful of wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011, is unveiled in Mojave, Calif., Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The long-awaited glimpse of SpaceShipTwo marks the first public appearance of a commercial passenger spacecraft. The project is funded by Virgin Galactic ...
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