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Goodsport
19 Feb 2006, 10:49 AM
"U.S. Company Plans $265M Spaceport in UAE" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060218/ap_on_sc/space_tourism) (Saturday, 2/18/06)


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This computer rendition made available Friday, Feb. 17, 2006 by Space Adventures, Ltd., shows the company's plans for a $265 million commercial spaceport in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial spaceport would be based in Ras Al-Khaimah near the southern end of the Persian Gulf, and the UAE government has made an initial investment of $30 million, the Arlington, Va.-based company said in a statement, Friday, Feb. 17, 2006. (AP Photo/PR Newswire, Space Adventures, Ltd.)


GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G
Goodsport
19 Feb 2006, 10:51 AM
Who knew that this could actually be realistically considered, particularly in my lifetime? :eek:

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G
yalpstel
20 Feb 2006, 09:43 PM
Outer Space related....

Did you hear that "Scotty" (James Doohan) and the ashes of 185 others (including a nurse and 19 year old young woman) will be blasted into space .... their final resting place.

Cool.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/02/20/national/a111342S28.DTL&feed=rss.news
spejic
20 Feb 2006, 09:50 PM
Who knew that this could actually be realistically considered, particularly in my lifetime? :eek:It still isn't realistically considered. It's all a crock.
szazzy
20 Feb 2006, 09:53 PM
Very cool. Hopefully it gets built though its probably out there to generate interest to fund it. I thought I had heard of another project similar being built in New Mexico.

However I clicked on the link thinking it was retalitory action from Congress or something. There has been a lot of concern recently with the UAE buying our other ports. :)

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11461419/
bigdumbgod
20 Feb 2006, 11:52 PM
They would do well to add another 0 to the end of that pricetag to build that thing. But hey, maybe they could add an SSS and draw interplanetary friendlies. The Galaxy would feel quite at home there, no?:o
chowhog99
08 Mar 2006, 10:33 AM
quick reminder....the EarthQuakes Rule the Galaxy

:)