eSpaceTickets.com Announces Fundraising Opportunity for Non-profit Groups Charity fundraising events are about to enter the space age with the announcement that non-profit groups can now conduct contests that offer a flight into space.

Charities can select from any one of 15 different contests they can run to raise money for their organization. The skill challenge contests listed at http://www.eSpaceTickets.com include such things as golf, tennis, baseball, Frisbee, football, soccer, hockey, basketball, and other non-sports challenges.

"We have some easy to run contests that any group can conduct. Contestants purchase a ticket to participate in the contest. There are various playoff rounds until only one person is left. The winner is entered into a drawing for the grand prize, a trip into space valued at $2 million," said Tony Webb.

The winner can select from either a sub-orbital trip that spends about 10 to 15 minutes in space, or an orbital trip that actually involves numerous orbits around the earth before coming back down.

"We guarantee that organizations will make a profit from their events. We do this to help groups have confidence in our commitment to helping them raise money. There is no risk," he explained.

Private sector entrepreneurs are hard at work building space planes and rockets. They expect to offer a full plate of futuristic activities to the world's wealthiest tourists in the newest type of extreme adventure travel -- space tourism. The first commercial flights into space are expected to begin in 2008, and at least one of those travelers will be a winner from a contest sponsored by eSpaceTickets.com.

The high-priced commercial space tourism tickets are presently available only for those who can afford them. Webb said he wants to make access to space travel uncomplicated, and free for the winners of the eSpaceTickets contests.