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Wish to visit the moon? Just fork out 100 million pounds!
A British firm has unveiled plans to blast passengers into the lunar orbit for a 100 million pounds fare.
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A moon voyage on a spy shuttle!
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The first voyages -- aboard Russian shuttles once used to spy on the West -- could be launched in 2015, Isle of Man-based Excalibur Almaz said.
Until now, space tourists have travelled only to the International Space Station and back.
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A moon voyage on a spy shuttle!
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According to The Sun tabloid, Excalibur has bought and recycled four re-entry capsules and two space stations from Russian firm NPO Mashinostroyenia.
Customers will first dock with one of the space stations in low-Earth orbit. From there, they will be blasted into the Moon's orbit, taking them 234,000 miles from home.
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A moon voyage on a spy shuttle!
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The flights, which could last eight months, will then continue into space, taking them further from Earth than achieved before.
The firm -- whose Isle of Man home is rated the world's fifth most likely place to man the next mission to the Moon -- on Tuesday drew crowds by displaying one of its vessels in Westminster, London.
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