The study of human physiology in space benefits more than just budding space tourists and astronauts though.
As of December, Branson had 500 space tourists and scientists alike signed up for trips with Virgin Galactic.
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At a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson talked about the world's first facility for space tourists.
The ten original contestants had been whittled down to three over the course of two weeks, with the winners believing they were becoming Britain's first space tourists.
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Proponents predict SpaceX's efforts will boost public and government confidence in others already developing next-generation vehicles and accelerate a new era of commercial entities doing everything from ferrying cargo and astronauts to blasting wealthy space tourists into orbit.
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Once completed, British business magnate Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will begin taking tourists to space from the facility.
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Steve Bennett, a lecturer at Salford University, said at the time that it was a minor setback and vowed to continue with his ambition to take tourists into space.
He has rattled dominant players in the airline business, started a line of soft and alcoholic drinks, ventured into bridal wear and make-up, and has ambitious plans to launch tourists into space.
According to one report, it will include designs for commercial space ferries carrying 6 to 12 tourists.
The U.S. federal government is about to take a not-so-small step forward in its giant leap to help tourists get to outer space.
Dozens of companies are attempting to build prototype vehicles that would take tourists to the edge of space.
And Richard Branson is planning to take tourists on jaunts into low-orbit space via Virgin Galactic.
Mr. Broad hopes the space will have a "mini-Bilbao effect, " drawing cultural tourists who flock to architectural icons like the Frank Gehry's titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Spain.
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