Space, Incorporated: The Future of Commercial Space Travel
By Tamra B. Orr
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Space, Incorporated - Tamra B. Orr
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Chapter One: Blasting into Space
Chapter Two: Why Go to Space?
Chapter Three: Going Private: A New Kind of Space Race
Chapter Four: The Future of Space Tourism
Glossary
Read More
Internet Sites
Index
Copyright
Back Cover
CHAPTER ONE
BLASTING INTO SPACE
Imagine you could buy a ticket, hop on a spaceship, and blast off into space. For years, authors and movie-makers have imagined a future where space travel is fast, fun, and fabulous. So far, though, only professionally trained astronauts or incredibly wealthy travelers have been able to travel into space. A few have even visited the International Space Station (ISS).
pictureThe ISS hovers about 250 miles (402 kilometers) above Earth.
SPACE FACT:
One thing the first space