Spaced out! A high-tech race could make space tourism more affordable.(Earth Atmosphere)

From: Science World | Date: January 24, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Hoping to vacation in outer space one day? Once the plot of science-fiction movies, space tourism just took one giant leap closer to reality.

In the past, only governments with bulging wallets could send astronauts into space. But last fall, Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie became the first pilots to guide a privately built craft into space.

Launched from the belly of a specially designed jet airplane, SpaceShipOne soared to a dizzying height of more than 110 kilometers (68 miles) above the planet's surface. Just minutes after cruising into outer space, the craft touched ...

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