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11.21.09

Spaceport Hawaii, Here We Come?

Hawaii joins a growing number of states hoping to cash in on the future of space tourism

By Jeremy Hsu Posted 07.16.2009 at 2:58 pm 3 Comments

Imagine flying out to Hawaii, with its pristine landscape and postcard perfect beaches, and then taking off again on a suborbital space adventure. State officials are betting on that future vision, by considering spending $500,000 on a federally licensed spaceport, and thereby joining such states as Florida, Oklahoma, and New Mexico in jostling for a piece of space-tourism pie.

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It's a Rocket! It's a Plane! It's...Rocket Plane!

With its rocket-engine tail and fuel-packed fuselage, this modified business jet might be the first private craft to launch tourists into space

By Michael Belfiore Posted 08.01.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

Can't decide where to spend your fortune on a trip out of Earth's atmosphere? Check out our Tourist's Guide to Space.

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Hot Rocket Planes From the X Prize Cup Showcase

While the rocket races will have to wait a year, inventors showed off plenty of private space technology at this year's X Prize Cup showcase

By Michael Belfiore Posted 10.18.2005 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

The X Prize Cup, an annual rocket race and showcase set to touch down every October in Las Cruces, New Mexico, held its inaugural gathering on October 9. Founder Peter Diamandis, whose X Prize Foundation last year awarded $10 million for the first private manned spaceship, plans for the XP Cup to be a chance for space fans to meet the engineers and pilots of a new generation of commercial spaceships and to watch them compete in rocket races both in and out of the Earth's atmosphere.

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