Space tourism is just two years away thanks to new rocket-powered plane

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Wow , The advances in technology ! … I don’t know whose willing to spend 50,000 to go to space except maybe the rich folks.

A rocket-powered plane that will allow tourists to travel in space is in development and will start flights in two years.

Plans have been revealed for ‘Lynx’, a two-seater ’space taxi’, which will be capable of flying 37miles above the Earth from 2010.

Flights will cost passengers £50,000 for a journey in the rocket-powered vehicle that is intended to operate like a normal aeroplane by taking off and landing on runways.

It will reach twice the speed of sound on its ascent to offer space tourists spectacular views of Earth.

The developments come just months after Richard Branson unveiled his Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger space tourism vehicle, which might start flight tests later this year.

Developed by US company XCOR, Lynx will be roughly the same size as a private jet and it will run on kerosene and liquid oxygen.

‘Future versions of Lynx will offer ever-improving capabilities for scientific and engineering research and commercial applications. ‘The spaceship, roughly the size of a small private airplane, will first take off in 2010 and will be capable of flying several times each day.’ Lynx will have a pressurised cabin but the pilot and passenger will wear helmets and pressure suits for safety.

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