So yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing and what better way to celebrate than to speculate on the possibility of space tourism in the near future! According to examiner.com, space tourism is not that far away with space travel already an option for the extremely rich. This is mainly due to the fact that in February 2009, space travel halved in price. There is also the fact that there are already two companies, RocketShip Tours and Virgin Galactic, which are vying for our custom. RocketShip Tours has also teamed up with Ensemble Travel Group, an organisation of almost 500 travel agencies, to promote space travel. While on July 27th 2009, Virgin Galactic will unveil their Mothership “Eve” at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2009. Although I’m sure space travel will be very popular in the future, I’m not sure I will joining them! What with the lack of oxygen and all…..

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