Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space.  It is based on the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne concept – a rocket ship that is lifted initially by a carrier plane before blasting skywards. The Virgin system is essentially a refinement, but has been increased in size to [...]

Galactic Spanish company promises to complete the first space hotel construction project by 2012. Architects of the Galactic Suite Space Resort Hotel notify that 8 weeks of preflight training & 3 days of rest at the orbit will cost 3 million euro for those who wish.
Guests will see the sunrise 15 times per day & [...]

Pick up a trip into space from a supermarket. Today in Austria tickets for orbital trips can be bought in an ordinary discounter just for 210 thousand euro. Despite the paradoxically of the situation the experts are assure that the offer is quite real. It is possible to say that it is a successful publicity [...]