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Commercial space flights to generate $1.6B ?

By T.K. Randall
August 2, 2012 · Comment icon 2 comments

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Suborbital space trips could generate as much as $1.6 billion within the first decade of operations.
Space tourism accounts for 80% of demand for suborbital space flights and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is set to be the first of several companies vying for a share in the fledgling sector. With over 536 potential passengers providing a collective deposit of $70 million in advance of the company's planned 2014 launch date, interest in space tourism is at an all-time high.

"Our analysis indicates that about 8,000 high-net-worth individuals from across the globe are sufficiently interested and have spending patterns likely to result in the purchase of a suborbital flight - one-third from the United States," said a recent report.
Commercial suborbital space flights should bring in between $600 million and $1. 6 billion in revenue in their first decade of operations, according to a study commissioned by the US.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (2)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Skeptic Chicken 13 years ago
I wonder if that $1.6B is profit or just money gained without taking fuel and other expenses into account.
Comment icon #2 Posted by Khaleid 13 years ago
I think that's without expenses, seeing as 8,000 people each paying $200,000 adds up to $1.6B...


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