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Future of space tourism costs rise to the sky
The piece surveys private space flight plans led by Virgin Galactic and SpaceDev after SpaceShipOne's historic flight. It notes Branson aims for suborbital trips starting around 200,000 with 1,000 travelers yearly, predicts price declines to 95,000 by 2012 and 50,000 by 2021, and envisions potential point to point space routes. It cites Futron market studies and interviews with industry figures like Burt Rutan and Jim Benson.
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Chicago Tribune
Mojave
Calif
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
N.Y
SpaceShipOne
Michael Melvill
Space
Charles Lindbergh
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Burt Rutan
Branson
VSS Enterprise
Virgin
United States
Soviet Union
White Knight
John Olds
Georgia Tech
Olds
Rutan
Jim Benson
SpaceDev
Earth
Futron Corp
Bethesda
Dennis Tito
International Space Station
Futron
Virgin Galactic
Benson