Boomed !

[expat]

I'd like that job. Not bothered about the rate.

Would that be the L.A.T.E. Keith Stein?

[ace00]

BY KEITH STEIN, Launchspace Associate Technical Editor

I'd like that job. Not bothered about the rate.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Altough the Global Economy may be reeling - Space Tourims is Booking - read on - note the bottm line about the 'special ' space suit - that will be similar to the one Hari wears for me at Halloween



XCOR Aerospace to Announce Ticket Sales for Suborbital Space Flights

BY KEITH STEIN, Launchspace Associate Technical Editor

Next week, a California-based aerospace company will introduce it's General Sales Agent to the public so individuals can start buying tickets for a ride into space on their Lynx rocket.

“Even if the overall economy may look down, the market for space tourism is looking up,” XCOR Aerospace said in a press statement Tuesday. The company claims they have broken the government monopoly on space travel and lowered the cost of space access.

On Dec. 2, XCOR Aerospace, builder of the two-seat Lynx rocket-powered suborbital launch vehicle, will introduce it’s General Sales Agent for ticket sales and will announce a price that is substantially lower than prices quoted by leading competitors, the company said.

XCOR will introduce its new partner, a well-known and established travel entrepreneur with extensive experience in high-end adventure travel, who will outline the total Lynx flight experience, from initial screening, to training, and finally, the flight itself.

The first commercial Lynx suborbital space flight participant will also attend the conference, a European adventurer who aims to be the first person from his country to make a suborbital flight.

Three time shuttle pilot and commander, Col. Rick Searfoss (Air Force-Ret) will describe the Lynx flight experience from the point of view of a test pilot and astronaut.

XCOR CEO Jeff Greason and COO Andrew Nelson will also attend. They will discuss design features that allow the Lynx to minimize its environmental impact: non-toxic propellants, clean-burning efficient engines, and a fully reusable system.

Chris Gilman, founder and chief designer of Orbital Outfitters, a NASA spacesuit contractor, will join the press conference wearing the special spacesuit to be worn by all who fly aboard the Lynx.