When Mike Kelly first set out to build
his own private space-ferry service, he figures his bread-and-butter business
would be lofting satellite into high earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have
figured wrong. "People were always asking me when they could go," says Kelly,
who runs Kelly Space Technology, "I realized the real market is in space
tourism." According to preliminary market surveys, there are 10,000 would-be space tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventures in Arlington have taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tentatively set to occur by 2005. This may sound great, but there are a few hurdles. Putting a simple satellite into orbit--with no oxygen, life support or return trip necessary— already costs an astronomical $2,200/kg. And that doesn’ A. Objective. B. Approving. C. Ironical. D. Enthusiastic. 我来回答: 提交
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