Space Travel for Non-Astronauts

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Published February 14, 2007 at 9:32 AM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

The majority of space travel is reserved for professionals, but those days may be ending soon. Host Tom Fudge talks to a Virgin Galactic "Accredited Space Agent" about the affordability of space trav

Tom Fudge: Scott Borden wants to put you in a space ship. He's a former travel agent who is now working as a space agent for Virgin Galactic. That's a company that will soon be offering trips into space for regular people. Of course the price of this trip will be a bit irregular. A ticket on this flight will cost about $200,000.

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Scott Borden, "accredited space agent" for Virgin Galactic.

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