Wanna go to space? You can, but it'll cost you over 300 grand. At least, it will if you do it through the Austrian Penny Markt, which just opened a travel business.
And travel it is: for $314,000 you'll train in Oklahoma for five days, then board a Rocketplane XP flown by Rocketplane Global. Once aloft, you'll be taken to 105 kilometers high -- just above the official 100 km limit into space -- where you'll get a precious few minutes of microgravity. Then it's back to Earth. Personally, I have no desire to do this. I want to be in space, but I don't want to have to go to space to get there. Strapping myself in a rocket seems like a bad idea to me, since I get sick on playground swings. But if you are made of sterner stuff, start saving your pfennigs (OK, Euros). The trips ...
