Virgin Atlantic Frequent Flyer Miles Good for Space Travel

[Mark Reiff <markreiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI,

"Frequent Flyer Miles Good for Space Travel"
SPACE.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20051206/sc_space/frequentflyermilesgoodforspacetravel

: Frequent flyer miles will for the first time be good beyond this
: planet, based on a new offering from Virgin Atlantic airways and
: its space-related sister company Virgin Galactic.

: Flying Club members will be able to convert their regular miles
: into space miles. To get to space, members will need to log
: 2 million miles down here.

: "A journey into space seems like a distant dream for many but this
: deal makes it more even more achievable for our frequent travelers
: to become astronauts," said Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin
: Atlantic and Virgin Galactic. "We expect the first Virgin Galactic
: space flight to take place in 2008 which gives our Flying Club
: members time to save up all their miles."

: Virgin Galactic commercial flights are expected to cost $200,000
: initially but the company expect prices to fall over time.

: Virgin Galactic will own and operate privately built spaceships,
: modeled on the history-making SpaceShipOne craft, which won the
: Ansari X-prize for repeat trips to space by a privately built
: craft.

: American Express, in partnership with space tourism firm Space
: Adventures, previously made a similar offering for card users who
: register for the special program and then save 20 million points.

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Mark Reiff <markreiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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