Deep Space Tourism
The space tourism experts at Space Adventures who gave Dennis Tito his dream ride into space have announced DSE-Alpha (Deep Space Expeditions). According to gizmag this program promises a trip around the moon as early as 2008 if you can part with $100 million. The DSE-Alpha program offers two packages. One package called the ISS-Staged includes a 14-day stay on the International Space Station in addition to a five-and-one-half-day lunar flight. The gizmag story quotes Eric Anderson, president and CEO of Space Adventures as saying, “DSE-Alpha’s follow-on missions will lead to an eventual moon landing.”