Space odyssey begins for Indians
About a 100 years ago, people would have been making fun of whoever suggested flying from New York to Paris. At a press conference in New Delhi today, some journalists could be seen talking exactly the same way about space flights.

Sceptical as we might be about the future of such travel, space travel company Virgin Galactic was launched in India. So now the rich among us Indians can certainly dream of taking a flight into space, as early as 2010. Yes, the rich, because it costs $200,000 a trip.

As of 2007, space tourism opportunities are limited and expensive, with only the Russian space agency providing transport.

The price for a flight brokered by Space Adventures to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft is now $30 million. Flights are fully booked until 2009.