Sony Space Tourism Commercial

When your kids ask where the money went, show them the video...

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Pitching products in the final frontier - June 13, 2001

Whether shooting commercials, delivering pizzas or requesting a beef jerky brand, voyagers to the international space station have transformed the most expensive scientific lab into the world's highest billboard.

SPACE.com -- Small Galaxy Punches Hole In Andromeda

From Brent Carlsen:

Sometime in the distant past, the dwarf galaxy M32 hurled itself at its much larger neighbor Andromeda, delivering an explosive uppercut punch that left a jagged hole nearly 10,000 light-years across in Andromeda's plane of stars, one that millions of years later has yet to fully heal.

100 People Who Made A Difference

As Space News prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary, we wanted to take a look at some of the people who have made a difference in civil, commercial and military space since 1989.

Space is an industry filled with thousands of highly accomplished people and this list, compiled by the Space News editorial staff with contributions from Space.com and readers, is merely a sampling of individuals who made a significant contribution, not a hall of fame list.

China's Shenzhou Safely Places Two Astronauts In Orbit

Jiuquan, China (AFP) Oct 12, 2005

China launched its second manned space mission Wednesday, sending two astronauts into orbit as it opened a new chapter in its ambitious drive to become a global space power.

Shenzhou VI lifted off on a Long March 2F carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9 am (0100 GMT) for a five-day mission carrying air force pilots Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng.

It entered a fixed orbit 21 minutes later.

Having two crew on board is a departure from October 2003, when Yang Liwei spent 21 hours on a solo odyssey -- a mission that made China only the third country after the United States and former Soviet Union to achieve the feat.

Third Space Tourist - Greg Olsen

A U.S. scientist who paid $20 million to visit the International Space Station (ISS) is back on Earth, along with two astronauts, after their Soyuz spacecraft touched down safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan Monday.

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