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Space Adventures elucidate the future of tourism; plans paid trips to Moon

Jolly — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:48:58 +0000

Are you guys fed up by going to a beach or a hill station on vacations...? How about a trip to the moon...? If you really are an adventure freak and want to go to the nearest celestial neighbor of Earth, then you surely are in good...

Plan for a space flight and slither the surly bonds of Earth

Rajni — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:43:18 +0000

Space is an exciting place. Ever since we have learnt to gaze up at the sky, the endless expanses of space have thrilled and mystified us. Do you wish to slip the surly bonds of Earth? Now it is possible to do so. There are many Spaceports...

Will Bill Gates be the next Space Tourist?

Jolly — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:37:43 +0000

Cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikin has told journalists that Charles Simonyi has stated that Bill Gates is also planning a space trip. I think that now reaching space is so safe that it can become a must-have experience for anyone who can afford...

What will billionaire Space Tourists eat in Space

Jolly — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:48:12 +0000

When space tourists are as rich as Software mogul Charles Simonyi who has spent more than $20 million for the trip, are not expected to live on freeze-dried spaghetti and wash it down with powdered orange drinks. Space Adventures Ltd. will...

Space for Sale: A lucrative proposition

Kanchan — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:44:55 +0000

Space is no longer to be the final frontier for the world rather it has become a competing ground for those who want to profit from commercial space activities. Space Adventures has earned over $120 million in sales for offering commercial...

Personal Space suit ready for billionaire space tourist

Kanchan — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:14:52 +0000

Charles Simonyi, 58, a Hungarian-born billionaire software engineer, is ready for space travel with his new Russian-built Sokol spacesuit. A necessary item for his planned April 7, 2007 launch toward the international space station, aboard a...

Craze for Space Travel Skyrockets even as Chinese buy Tickets

Kanchan — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:10:41 +0000

They are willing to pay as much as $200,000 for the novel experience. A Chinese businessman, from eastern China’s Zhejiang province has paid as much to become his country’s first space tourist, hoping for his space trip some time by the...

Charles Simonyi joins space tourists club, to become first nerd in space

Pankaj — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:20:12 +0000

It’s not the dreamers, it’s the doers that have created this new market. Space tourism has turned from a fantasy, into an idea, and now an industry. It is because of people like Dr Simonyi that deserves the credit for this. Dr Simonyi...

Next Space Tourist Approved

Irani — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:43:37 +0000

The next candidate for a space tourism flight to the International Space Station has been approved. The US firm Space Adventures said on Monday that 34-year-old, Daisuke “Dice-K” Enomoto, the Japanese entrepreneur has been approved as...

Book Review: Space Tourist's Handbook

Irani — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:27:06 +0000

Want to satisfy your desire to explore space? But how? Here are Anderson and Piven to guide you through your queries with lots of fun. To show their stuff, Eric Anderson, the president of Space Adventures, together with Joshua Piven, have written,...