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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Section: Tech Buzz

Got $100 million? You can take a private trip to the moon offered by Space Adventures, a company that specializes in space tourism, entertainment, and event-production. This sounds like something straight out of science fiction or a big scam. However, it is all real as long as you got the bling. According to Economist.com, "Space Adventures has already organised travel to the International Space Station for two fare-paying passengers, and a third is due to fly in October, so its proposals for lunar tourism need to be taken seriously." Space Adventures also offers other programs such as Orbital ($20 Million), Suborbital ($102,000), Edge of Space ($20,995), and U.S. ZeroG ($3,750) to better fit your budget in case you do not have $100 million lying around.

Of course, the ultimate ride will be the trip to the moon. "The big question is: who would pay $100m? Space Adventures' market research suggests that at least 1,000 people could afford to do so. Whether any of these billionaires are also brave enough to venture into deep space, and to the far side of the moon, remains to be seen." (Economist.com)


 
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