Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport In Europe Will Be In Kiruna, Sweden

With only 18,000 inhabitants, the city of Kiruna, located in Sweden, is set to become the first spaceport in Europe owned by Virgin Galactic. Kiruna spaceport should begin operations in 2010 or 2011.

One of the things that set Kiruna apart is the stunning view of the Aurora Borealis that they have. This way, the Virgin flights passengers will have the chance to see this phenomenon from up close and probably also enjoy the experience of a theme park.

There are 250 people from all over the world right now, waiting to go into space with Virgin Galactic. Out of these, 80 are already undergoing training, and 85,000 have expressed interest so far. It will set you back $20,000 to reserve a trip, and the price is $200,000.

Will be interesting to see this price go down in the future, as space tourism becomes mainstream and the costs take a dive.

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