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Commercial Space Travel Information & Resources
(Including Space Tourism / Space Commerce / Space Exploration)
Science fiction has become science fact as advances in aerospace technology now enable us to "go where no man has gone before," that is, private, manned space missions.
As a result, tremendous momentum is building in the effort to establish the space tourism industry around the world.
Already there are numerous companies vying for a foothold in this exciting and promising arena, and many more are sure to follow.
Enormous opportunities and amazing experiences await those who venture into this new frontier.
SpaceTravelLinks.com sets out to keep you in touch with the most important information and resources available concerning commercial space travel and tourism.
So, whether you are a professional in the space industry, an aspiring space tourist or you just enjoy being a 'virtual' space traveler, we hope you will find this site interesting and useful.
And if you have suggestions on how this site can better serve you, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Okay. Now it's time to fasten you seatbelt and get ready for the ride of a lifetime!
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The White Knight turbojet aircraft climbs over the Mojave desert with SpaceShipOne attached below. White Knight cockpit head on (below).
Photo credit: Courtesy of Scaled Composites, LLC
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Commercial Space Travel Milestones:
- July 27, 2005 - Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan form 'The Spaceship Company' to jointly manufacture and market spaceships for the new sub-orbital personal spaceflight industry.
- October 4, 2004 - SpaceShipOne breaks the X-15 altitude record and wins the Ansari X PRIZE.
- June 21, 2004 - SpaceShipOne makes history by becoming the first private manned mission to space, signaling the beginning of the commercial space travel era.
- April 30, 2001 - Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, arrived at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.
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SpaceShipOne is shown gliding back to base during flight 15P in an air-to-air photograph. Photo Credit: Jim Campbell / Aero-News Network
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