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May 23, 2014

Pay and go: 'Soyuz' space ticket at US$45-50 million
Moscow (Voice of Russia) May 23, 2014
Anybody willing to go to orbit may travel to the International Space Station for $45-50 million. This is the price tag for a two-week tour, delivery by Soyuz spacecraft, Russia's Energia Rocket and Space Corporation revealed. "A trip to deep space is a trip for a distance of no more than 100 kilometers. Speaking about trips to the orbit, there have been a few tourists, but there are no many interested people," says President of RKK Energia Vitaly Lopota. "One seat to go to the ISS for about ... read more

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