Is there any money in space tourism?Last month Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic made history in the international space tourism industry. Tickets aren’t cheap (US $200,000) but neither are the costs: it’s estimated that sending things into space costs around US $20,000 per pound, writes Frances Perraudin.
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Get set for discounted flights to the dark side of the moon
Tension is rising in the most unlikely of discounted flights market — rocket rides into space.
Star wars! Fare war breaks out in space
It’s official. A fare war in space has started in the sub orbital rocket rides market, and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is being undercut by half by upstart Armadillo Aerospace, writes Ben Sandilands.
The pointy shape of things to come
What comes after the A380s and Dreamliners have gone to the aircraft graveyards? Well, whatever comes will probably pay tribute to the brand new Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Two, the new space rocket unveiled this week.
The road to rocket rides is now paved
The reality of ‘joy flight’ rocket rides into space is getting closer, with the world’s first commercial spaceport now taking shape and Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two expected to begin test flights in the New Year, reports Ben Sandilands.
Virgin skies: today it’s Asia, tomorrow the world
The guessing game now is what next for the Virgin Empire or Vampire as it is known in certain circles? Japan, China, Russia, Canada, Latin America. There are certain to be some surprises in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon when Richard Branson arrives by rocket ship or perhaps on a palanquin borne by veiled maidens to announce an investment in AirAsia, writes Ben Sandilands.
