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Europe latest to unveil space tourism proposal

Europe latest to unveil space tourism proposal

Just when we thought air travel couldn’t get any more expensive. For those who think money is not a problem Astrium, the space systems arm of European aerospace company EADS, says it wants to build a four-passenger rocket-equipped jet to send space tourists to an altitude of 100 km (60 miles) above the earth for just three minutes of weightlessness and a once in a lifetime view of Earth’s curvature.
The cost for the flight? Will probably be 200,000 euros or $268,000.00 and this includes one week of training. Read more on Reuters

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