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05.09.08

XCOR Unveils Suborbital Space Vehicle

Introducing the Lynx, a two-seat rocket built for space tourism

By Michael Belfiore Posted 03.26.2008 at 12:30 pm 4 Comments

Today in Los Angeles, a private space company unveiled the latest entrant in the race to send paying passengers into suborbital space.

The Lynx, in development by XCOR Aerospace, is envisioned as a two-seat vehicle that will allow a paying passenger to ride up front with the pilot to experience weightlessness and see the Earth from space.

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