http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/11/dont-call-it-space-tourism-says-space-tourism-company/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:36:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/11/dont-call-it-space-tourism-says-space-tourism-company/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Samuel Coniglio Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:50:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/11/dont-call-it-space-tourism-says-space-tourism-company/#comment-109 I find it amusing that these companies are struggling desperately to find a better term for the services that they offer. As if "tourism" was a dirty word. Being part of a multi-trillion dollar a year industry is not a bad thing. By adding space travel to mix, companies like Space Adventures is adding a new niche to an ever-diversifying market. I find it amusing that these companies are struggling desperately to find a better term for the services that they offer. As if “tourism” was a dirty word. Being part of a multi-trillion dollar a year industry is not a bad thing. By adding space travel to mix, companies like Space Adventures is adding a new niche to an ever-diversifying market.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/11/dont-call-it-space-tourism-says-space-tourism-company/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Tony Webb Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:49:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/06/11/dont-call-it-space-tourism-says-space-tourism-company/#comment-102 Mr. Anderson can call it any name he wishes to but the industry is known as the space tourism industry and will forever be known as the space tourism industry. Mr. Anderson can call it any name he wishes to but the industry is known as the space tourism industry and will forever be known as the space tourism industry.

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