re: Thanks for the info on SpaceX
I'm not holding my breath either. The Falcon V might be able to get things down down to $2M - $3M per seat, depending on how its recoverability works out. This is still pretty remarkable, when you think about it, and might support a market of a couple dozen tourists per year, but it's not the revolution that we're waiting for. Still, it's a good step in the right direction, and I know that SpaceX has a larger vehicle on the drawing boards which might well get prices down around the $1M per seat level. But still, $100k - $300k is probably two decades away.
Cheers,
Nathan.