Richard Branson´s company will fly tourists aboard the air-launched, nine-seat SpaceShipTwo, being developed by Burt Rutan´s Scaled Composites [SpaceShipOne is shown at left]. It will use a hybrid solid/liquid-fueled rocket engine.
The Experience:Suborbital flight. Passengers will leave their seats during up to five minutes of weightlessness Departure date:2008 Price:$200,000
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Bigelow Airspace
Photo by Kevin Brown
Las Vegas hotelier Robert Bigelow is developing CSS Skywalker, an inflatable space station originally conceived by NASA. Multiple modules can be linked together to expand the hotel.
The Experience:Weeklong stays aboard an orbiting hotel complete with staterooms and observation decks Departure date:2012 Price:$7.9 million