Prototype of tourist spaceship unveiled in UK
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02/07/2008
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Times Of India (New Delhi)
London: The London Eye gives you a bird's eye-view of the city at 440 feet. How would you like to go higher, say, 440,000 feet? A prototype of the craft you would ride for such a space venture was unveiled in Salford on Tuesday. Rocket maker, Steve Bennett, says it is possible in the very near future for tourists to take a ride in outer space. Trust him, he is Britain's answer to Nasa and he builds rockets for a living. The amateur scientist runs the Space Technology Laboratory at the University of Salford. The three-seater capsule, Nova II, is powered by fuel that is made partly from recycled tyres. If his project is successful people will pay up to