Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two

Launching from its mother ship at 2,500 to 3,000 miles per hour (more than three times the speed of sound), Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two will take passengers to 360,000 feet — 32,000 feet higher than the “space border” that qualifies them as astronauts under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale standard. Virgin Galactic expects to start operating with one flight a week, increasing to one flight a day, according to Commercial Director Stephen Attenborough. The spaceship should be completed in 2009 and will then go through 18 months to two years of testing.

Price: $200,000

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