Tourism race to space heats up for private travelers
Private spaceflight moves from niche to market as Virgin Galactic, Rocketplane Kistler, Space Adventures and PlanetSpace plan suborbital ships. Costs start around 100000 to 250000 dollars with aims to begin flights by 2008 or 2009 pending federal approval, offering about two hours in space and up to five minutes weightless.
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Ball Aerospace bids to build cargo spacecraft with partners
Ball Aerospace teams with SpaceHab and Mac Donald Dettwiler to propose a spacecraft for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. If awarded, Ball would design onboard electronics from its Boulder base and aid will honor Ball at Colorado Space Day marking its 50th anniversary at the state capitol.
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