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Chris Vancil — 9/21/2005 10:45:22 PM (archived)

Trip to the moon: $100 million

Company that sold International Space Station trips for $20M eyes lunar flybys as early as 2008.
August 10, 2005: 4:08 PM EDT

By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer

Space Adventures is offering two passengers a fly-by of the moon on a Soyuz space craft for $100 million each, possibly as soon as 2008.

Eric Olsen, who is already set to pay $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station in October, is interested in a $100 million trip to the moon as well.

Eric Anderson of Space Adventures talks about $100 million trip to the moon. (August 10)

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The firm that already arranged for two millionaire space tourists to visit the International Space Station is getting ready to sell trips to the moon for $100 million each.

Space Adventures, an Arlington, Va., based company, announced plans Wednesday morning for two passengers to ride a Russian Soyuz rocket to the moon and back as soon as 2008. A Russian cosmonaut would pilot the space craft.

More at: http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/10/news/funny/moontrip/?cnn=yes

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The whole thread (31 posts)

• Fly me to the Moon.... - Raoul - 9/19/2005 6:07:16 PM
  • re: Fly me to the Moon.... (n/t) - Jude Odoom - 3/12/2007 12:01:34 PM
  • Apollo on steroids - McFly - 9/20/2005 12:26:31 AM
    • BBC gallery of artists conceptions - Larry J - 9/20/2005 5:00:07 PM
    • I think this is a great first step. - Scott Evil - 9/20/2005 1:29:03 PM
    • re: Apollo on steroids - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2005 6:17:52 AM
  • Sure thing, Raoul: Got $100 million? (n/t) - EP - 9/19/2005 6:13:33 PM
    • re: Actually that is about $100 billion + (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/19/2005 7:28:07 PM
      • Both of you are right. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/19/2005 10:46:29 PM
        • No - EP - 9/21/2005 2:24:38 PM
          • re: Actually Yes - Chris Vancil - 9/21/2005 10:45:22 PM
        • re: Both of you are right. - Chris Vancil - 9/19/2005 10:54:09 PM
          • iIn any case, I think we both hate humanity being stuck in LEO. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/19/2005 11:05:43 PM
  • re: Fly me to the Moon.... - Raoul - 9/19/2005 6:11:55 PM
    • "Take me to the moon" - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2005 7:29:36 PM
      • re: "Take me to the moon" - Chris Vancil - 9/19/2005 7:45:15 PM
        • "Patience young Spacewalker, patience." ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2005 7:47:03 PM
          • Patience my ass. - Tom Brosz - 9/23/2005 6:54:40 AM
      • re: Earth - Raoul - 9/19/2005 7:44:33 PM
        • It just keeps getting me... - LJK - 9/19/2005 7:50:28 PM
          • re: The hippy's took over and tried to save the world 1st. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 3/12/2007 8:49:02 PM
          • Or we could be stuck in LEO for 100-200 years....How's that for a nightmare, LJK? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/19/2005 10:40:17 PM
            • re: Or we could be stuck in LEO for 100-200 years....How's that for a nightmare, LJK? - LJK - 9/20/2005 2:19:04 AM
              • re: will this survive past 2009 - Scott Evil - 9/20/2005 1:22:40 PM
                • re: will this survive past 2009 - LJK - 9/20/2005 1:40:10 PM
          • Look at the bright side.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2005 8:28:34 PM
            • re: Look at the bright side.... - LJK - 9/19/2005 8:40:22 PM
        • Here... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2005 7:50:03 PM
          • NASA Vision Plan threatened with extinction already? - LJK - 9/21/2005 1:47:14 PM
            • NG Photo Gallery: NASA's New Moon Mission - LJK - 9/21/2005 8:53:59 PM
              • Animation of the Moon Mission from NGS - LJK - 9/22/2005 7:14:50 PM