The ride of your life
The jostling has begun to be among the first tourists to take a scheduled flight to the edge of space
RUNNING out of exotic places to visit or more extreme thrills for an even bigger adrenaline rush? For those who can afford it, a wholly new travel experience is coming over the horizon. When it arrives, space tourism will offer the ultimate in bragging rights. If things go as planned, flights into suborbital space ought to be more or less routine within three years—at least for those ready to stump up the $200,000 fare. But despite the price, the jostling to be front of the queue has already begun.
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