SPACERussia charges private travelers $40 million to ride on its Soyuz spacecraft and spend a few days aboard the international space station. For a much shorter journey, Virgin Galactic wants $200,000 for a flight to suborbital space.

RYMDFARTSeven months after making its first captive flight attached to its mother ship White Knight Two, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (aka VSS Enterprise) completed its first solo glide flight.

SPACECuracao with a previous Dutch colonial history and well known for its' beaches and luxurious resorts is hoping it will be known as a tourist launch station for a coming generation of rich space tourists.