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A mock-up of the world's first tourist spaceship will go on display in the UK today.
The Virgin Galactic spaceship on which the exhibit at London's Science Museum is modelled could take tourists into space by 2009.

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Clutching a pink coffee mug that says “Space Princess,” Mary Ann Ramsey looks the part of a “space agent.”
Last week, the Neapolitan completed two days of training at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, making both titles official.
She’s one of 47 consultants Virgin Galactic has selected nationwide to sell its first-of-a-kind space flights. Only five of the accredited agents are in Florida, and Ramsey is the only one from Southwest Florida.
Virgin expects to launch the so-called “sub-orbital” flights commercially by summer 2009.
Ramsey, a Naples travel agent and owner of Betty Maclean Travel Inc., can’t wait to experience one herself.

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Having become Pakistan's first female astrologer Namira Salim will get her closer view of the stars when she achieves another record - that of becoming the first Muslim in space.
In two years time the 35-year-old artist will become an astronaut when she joins 100 space fanatics on the first commercial journey into space.
The craft is owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin company and the fare is $80,000 and Karachi-born Namir has used part of her family inheritance to pay for her ticket.

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Hum,
impressive flash demo at their website...

www.virgingalactic.com

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Kalpana Chawla was the first female Indian to go on a NASA Space mission. In 1997, she worked in STS-87 and stayed in space for 30 days. The career of this brilliant astronaut came to an end in 2003.
Now, India's foremost rival Pakistan is getting their first female to travel space. Readers, I introduce to you Namira Salim, the first Pakistani women to go on a space mission. Virgin Galactic, a company on space tourism is sending their first flight in 2008. It is the first company in the world to work on space tourism. The company chose Namira as member of Virgin Galactic Founders Club out of forty four thousand registrants.

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A Chinese businessman has paid $200 000 to become his country's first space tourist, hoping for lift-off some time by the end of 2008.
The man, from eastern China's Zhejiang province, is among a first batch of 100 passengers who will board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo for the suborbital trip, said Shanghai-based Rupert Hoogewerf, who serves as an adviser to the firm.

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Future passengers aboard Virgin Galactic spaceliners can look forward to cushioned reclining seats and lots of windows during suborbital flights aboard SpaceShipTwo, a concept interior of which was unveiled by British entrepreneur Richard Branson Thursday.

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As Captain Kirk he vowed to boldly go where no man had gone before, but away from the TV screen actor William Shatner is a little less adventurous - reportedly turning down a real-life space flight because he was too scared.

The Star Trek legend was offered a ticket by Richard Branson onboard Virgin Galactic's first passenger flight in 2008. But Shatner, fearing he would be ill in space or the starship would crash, ironically revealed he's terrified of space travel.

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"Ony foulks seekin tae ging on the half past ten frae Lossie to Uranus (Ed - low orbit) mak yer wye doon tae the pre-galactic roomie noo."

It could happen in just five years time, chiels boldly going where no chiel has gone before and all courtesy of Sir Richard Branson. The celebrated hot-air balloonist and entrepreneur has already held secret talks with senior officers at RAF Lossiemouth with a view to establishing a launch pad at the Moray base for commercial trips giving the 21st century pioneer 15 minutes in space at £120,000 a time.

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Bosses of Virgin Galactic are visiting RAF Lossiemouth in the north-east of Scotland to see if the air base can be used for take-off.

The firm, which is part of billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's empire, is planning to send passengers 87 miles above Earth using a series of spaceships attached to aeroplanes.
Customers who pay around £106,000 for a ticket will get to experience five minutes of weightlessness during their ride.
Five spaceships and two aircraft are being built over the next four years, with flights possibly starting in 2008.
Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn will meet bosses and tour facilities at the Aberdeenshire base today to investigate whether it can be used by the aircraft.
A spokesman for the air base, which is home to Tornado GR4 bombers, said informal discussions between the RAF and Virgin had been going on for three months.
He said the site was well-placed to act as a spaceport thanks to its security, better-than-average sunny weather, clear skies and 9,000ft runway.

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