X Prize

If you want to get in on the action, form a group and develop a rocket capable of launching a spacecraft with three passengers to a height of 100km. With endorsements from Tom Hanks and John Glenn, the X prize is succeeding at jumpstarting the space tourism industry. The $10,000,000 prize helps also.

Fly me to the moon (and back)!

Have you ever been on a cruise? Get ready to do it all over, this time to the moon. Budget Suites of America Hotels owner Robert Bigelow has already invested $500 million dollars to pursuing a half-mile long "cruise" ship that would take passengers to the moon and back.

Have you won the lottery?

Put your winnings toward a trip into space. If you can come up with a cool $20 million, SpaceAdventures, one of the few active tourism agencies, will be glad to take you--if you can pass their rigorous two-week training program. For more information visit their website: www.spaceadventures.com

A different kind of Lottery

If you´re feeling bad that you don´t have the money to go into space, perk up. An organization called The ShareSpace Foundation (led by chairman and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin) is working on setting up a lottery system to allow everyone an opportunity to enter space, regardless of income.