Pie in the sky.(space tourism)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: July 3, 1999 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, DC

OUTER space sounds a potentially exciting tourist destination. It is easy to imagine the brochure, with promises of great views, zero- gravity sports, and space walks. But will space tourism ever take off? That was the question in the air at a recent meeting of legislators, industry advisers, investors, commercial-aerospace entrepreneurs and adventure-tourism firms in Washington, DC.

Such a gathering would, you might think, consist largely of ...

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