Space Tourism:Risks And Rewards

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    1. Space Tourism: Risks & Rewards J. Duncan Law-Green University of Leicester & National Space Centre Cambridge Science Festival 13th March 2008
    2. Suborbital & Orbital Flight Edge of space defined as 100km (62 miles) above Earth’s surface. Orbital spaceflight Altitude 150 miles+, speed 17,500mph+ Suborbital spaceflight Max altitude 62 miles+, speed 2500mph+ Commercial air traffic Altitude 8 miles, Speed 600mph
    3. 1968: Space Tourism in Film
    4. 1981: Promise Unfulfilled Launch of STS-1 ‘Columbia’ 12 April 1981 “Space Island” Station Concept Using Shuttle External Tanks

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