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Private companies plan to offer you a trip to space, for a price

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Published on 8 Nov 2013


More and more companies are offering us a way to get off this earth and get in to outer
space. It's all about merging old technologies with new ones, in a burgeoning industry
called space tourism. While most companies will soon offer you a ride to the stars via
rocket, one company is taking it back to the basics, lifting people to the edge of space,
in none other than a balloon. RT's Ameera David reports.





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To infinity and beyond: Private companies head to space

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Published on 9 Nov 2013


Flying into space with Virgin Galactic currently costs $75,000, but a trip to the
International Space Station aboard a Russian rocket will set you back a cool $30 million.
But traveling to space isn't just a shot in the dark - space entrepreneurs see it as a
viable mode of transportation in the future, taking the travel time between San
Francisco to Bangkok from over 17 hours down to 45 minutes. In the US, private
corporations have taken over for NASA when it comes to supplying the ISS. RT's
Ameera David looks at space headlines with space entrepreneur Jeff Manber, author
of "Selling Peace," and they talk about the implications of private companies heading
into space, from tourism to research and beyond.

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hello Cidersomerset!

When I was in high school, a NASA scientist actually came to speak at a small local museum in Ashland, KY.
Many school physics classes and the like went to see his presentation.

He showed us a small square sheet of carbon polymer (hardened substance designed to endure specific types of stress) and told us about the "Waverider" business jet concept; it was supposed to be a high-altitude hypersonic aircraft that, as your article states above, can carry a paying customer around the world in minutes or a few hours.

I was wondering what had happened to the project, considering the man said the industry would bring jobs to Appalachia. He said we could make car parts out of the carbon substance. He described it as a sheet of fabric cast into a specific shape, shot up with chemical treatment ("impregnated") and hardened, so that one piece of material comprises the entire fuselage.

The Waverider would have no windows; passengers and pilots would have to use headgear or a HUD in order to see outside. Each passenger would be furnished with a pair of special goggles that permits exterior views in any direction.

P.S. did you catch the LOL in "san fran to bangkok"? @_@