Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We're taking the first massive leap. We're bringing it down by orders of magnitude for suborbital flight. As we learn over the next ten or 20 years, it'll bring the price down even further."

Source: Peter Diamandis, X-Prize Foundation Chairman, speaking at AirVenture 2004 in Oshkosh over the weekend. While the cost of space tourism might soon drop from the $20 million now charged by the Russian space agency, Diamandis predicts probably fall to around$30,000. It's cheaper, but still not within reach of the common man. He is, however, optimistic. Diamandis says, as space flight becomes more common and more commercially feasible, prices will fall even further.

FMI: www.xprize.org