travel to space and back. But today it is happening and it is called space tourism. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie‚ ‘Total Recall’ had space tourism as a central theme. Such tourism however is the privilege of the hugely wealthy for it costs a lot of money. On April 28‚ 2001‚ Dennis Tito‚ a California-based multi-millionaire became the first paying space tourist. He paid $20 million for the trip! Tito travelled on a Russian Soyuz capsule launched by an American company called Space Adventures Ltd.
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Adventures in Germany (Final Draft) Carl Page Mr. Tedrow Germany is a country that has exquisite beauty as well as a vastly different culture‚ which has over the years made me a far richer individual. For every year since I was born‚ my family and I go on an extensive trip every year to Germany for three weeks to visit the mother’s side of my family. When I visit Germany‚ I stay with my grandma‚ who resides in Hanau. Hanau is a city comprised of 90‚000 people‚ around 20 kilometers away from Frankfurt
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ADVENTURE STORY Beep‚ beep‚ beep! “Aww morning already” exclaimed Mason as he tried to fall back asleep. After he realized it probably wasn’t going to happen he got up and went through his usual routine in the morning. He woke up at 7:15 sharp‚ and brushed his teeth then combed his hair. He went downstairs‚ made a bowl of cereal‚ and poured some orange juice. After finishing his breakfast he then went upstairs to his bedroom. He didn’t realize it yet but he was about to discover something he never
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wwells1@student.cccd.edu William Wells Professor Nora Kabaji English 100 Midterm Essay 9 May 2011 Adventure Underwater A hobby is defined as an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation. A hobby is also something that keeps and makes us have a broader view on the environment in which the hobby is in. There are a variety of hobbies that people like to do to determine their likes‚ talents and desires. Depending on the hobby‚ some people turn
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Key Notes: Space Tourism is the term that’s come to be used to mean ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the past few years a growing volume of professional work has been done on the subject‚ and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target for business today. But this idea of Space Tourism isn’t at all familiar to most people‚ including the space industry‚ who are used
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burned those wrappers. ‘’Don’t ever burn things‚ especially plastic. Plastic is extremely toxic. Whatever you do‚ don’t burn it.’’ ’’We’re actually saving space and helping people‚’’ thought the children. ‘’ Don’t they burn plastic in incinerators? If we don’t burn them‚ these plastic is going to end up in landfills‚ which take up a lot of space. Yes‚ we’re doing a good thing.’’ And soon after doing this‚ the two children fell asleep. The two children soon
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SPACE TRAVEL 1. Only three nations have successfully put people into space: the US‚ Russia and China. All have been government programmes‚ developed at great expense. Now‚ a new era is beginning in which private enterprise will take people 100km or more above the Earth. _________________ 2. In 2001‚ an American‚ Christ Tito‚ became the first space tourist. He travelled to the International Space Station by Rocket and stayed there for ten days. A year later South African Millionaire
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Public Space Tourism “The idea gradually dawned around the turn of the twentieth century that the rocket was the key to space travel.” (History of Rocketry and Space Travel) Then in 1969‚ Lance Armstrong and Apollo 11 landed on the mood for the first time. Now over 40 years later‚ the thought of public tourism into outer space has become a reality. A big turning point in public space tourism was the SpaceX competition‚ which was held on October 4‚ 2004. There was a $10‚000‚000 prize to the
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Suddenly‚ we heard a frightful scream followed by a monstrous laughter. We were scared to death. Wasn’t the scream Miya? And was that laughter? We were a group of six-Tom‚ Dick‚ Harry‚ Miya‚ Tina and I. We had come here to celebrate our team winning the first prize in the ‘Inter-school Cultural Fest’. It was my uncle’s estate and he had suggested it to us when we were searching for a nice camping area. The house was very old one and was in a dilapidated condition. So‚ we chose to camp in the
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INTRODUCTION 3 2. Importance of Space tourism 3 3. DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE TOURISM 4 4. Market for Space tourism 6 5. CHALLENGES OF SPACE TOURISM 7 6. CONCLUSION 7 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY 8 8. APPENDIX 9 1. INTRODUCTION The history of space tourism is closely linked to that of aviation; which started at the end of 1903 when the Wright Brothers flew in their Kitty Hawk machine hence starting efforts of mankind to leave earth and venture farther to reach space (Webber‚ 2013). In the beginning
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