LONDON, ENGLAND— Some entrepreneurs envision a time when space tourism could become more affordable and widespread, according to a recent report on news.bbc.co.uk. One US-based company, which wasnt named, said it is designing orbiting stations for future tourists. Another said it expects to be able to offer suborbital excursions by 2005. Meanwhile, the website reported that more than 1,000 people have put their name down on the waiting list for a trip to the Moon. As for amateur space travel, the website noted that there have been several contests offering a trip into space as the top prize. MirCorp and the NBC TV network came up with Destination Mir, in which the “survivor” of several weeks of cosmonaut training would get to go to the Mir space station. And a new contest— Space Commander— has begun in Germany by the Brainpool TV group. The company says it will send the winner to the ISS. SOURCE: news.bbc.co.uk
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