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  • Joint Ventures in Russia: Space Adventures Ltd.

    07/02/2006 6:41:04 PM PDT · by G. Stolyarov II · 234+ views
    PanAsianBiz ^ | June 30, 2006 | Dr. Bill Belew
    Space Adventures, Venture capitalist firm Prodea, and Russian aerospace firm Myasishchev Design Bureau are planning to share their science notes to build suborbital flight vehicles that can take you and me into space. Myasishchev will design and build the ships. Vienna, Va.-based Space Adventures -- which has already sent three tourists to the international space center since 2001 -- will do the selling. Prodea will beam up the necessary funds when required. The spaceship is expected to hold 5 very very wealthy travelers who have lots and lots of time on their hands to prepare for the trip. If I...
  • Space May Be Final Frontier for Chinese Tourists

    02/27/2005 10:54:18 PM PST · by anymouse · 6 replies · 258+ views
    Reuters ^ | 2/28/05
    Wealthy Chinese can add an exotic new choice to their growing list of holiday destinations -- space. China put its first man in space in 2003, but one of the next may be paying for the privilege since a U.S. firm began commercial spaceflight services in the China market in partnership with a Hong Kong firm, newspapers said on Monday. The first Chinese customer, surnamed Jiang from the booming southern city of Shenzhen, had already put down a deposit of more than 1 million yuan ($120,800) for a zero-gravity thrill ride, the Beijing Morning Post said, quoting an executive from...