Space Travel

The six-passenger SpaceShipTwo, by Virgin Galactic, is expected to transport passengers by late 2013 or early 2014 to the tune of $250,000 per seat. // (c) 2013 2013 Virgin Galactic

Lynx, a two-seat spacecraft by XCOR Aerospace, anticipates launching its first manned flight by late 2013 or early 2014. Seats will start at $95,000. // (C) 2013 XCOR Aerospace, Inc.

SpaceX was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. // (c) 2013 SpaceX

Falcon 9 lauch vehicle delivered back-to-back successes with its first three debut launches. The third flight made history, making SpaceX the first commercial company in history to visit the International Space Station. // (C) 2013 SpaceX

Dragon is a free-flying, reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX in partnership with NASA. To be used to for the transport of pressurized cargo, unpressurized cargo, and/or crew members into Lower Earth Orbit, Dragon anticipates its first manned flights by 2015 // (C) 2013 SpaceX

The BEAM inflatable space laboratory, by Bigelow Aerospace, has announced it will provide the ISS with its first expandable module, and is expected to complete the mission by 2015. If successful, Bigelow plans to create private space stations/space hotels shortly thereafter. // (C) 2013 Bigelow Aerospace, LLC