Who is flying into space?You may be wondering who is planning to offer commercial space flights into space over the next few years. Well nobody is at the moment (March 2006) but over the coming few years the companies below are all racing to be the first to offer flights to space. Space & Zero-G Tourism CompaniesVirgin GalacticRichard Bransons Virgin Group have invested millions into the winner of the Ansari X Prize, Burt Rutan and his SpaceShipOne. With plans to develop SpaceShipTwo and provide the worlds first affordable sub-orbital space tourism. more info... Starchaser IndustriesStarchaser Industries is a British company headed by CEO Steve Bennett, working on the development of rockets for commercial space access. Starchaser was founded in 1992 by Steve Bennett and is currently based in Hyde, Cheshire, UK. more info... Blue OriginBlue Origin is a privately-funded aerospace company initially focused on sub-orbital spaceflight founded in 2000. The company is owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. more info... Armadillo AerospaceArmadillo Aerospace is an aerospace startup company based in Mesquite, Texas. Its initial goal is to build a manned suborbital Ansari X-Prize-class spacecraft, but it has stated long-term ambitions of orbital spaceflight. more info... XCOR AerospaceXCOR Aerospace is a private rocket engine and spaceflight development company based in Mojave, California at the Mojave Spaceport. It was formed by former members of the Rotary Rocket rocket engine development team in September, 1999. more info... Rocketplane Limited, Inc.Rocketplane Limited, Inc. is an aerospace design and development company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with facilities in Guthrie, Oklahoma and Burns Flat, Oklahoma. more info... Spacetopia IncJapan's first space travel company. Spacetopia Inc has been established to exploit the emerging market for space tourism and related services in Japan. It will also participate in other commercial space activities that will arise with the sharp reduction in launch costs that space passenger travel will bring about. more info... X Rocket, LLCX-Rocket, LLC is a spaceflight services company. Our goal is to make commercial human spaceflight safe, routine, and affordable by offering training and education to industry, government, and the general public. more info... |
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