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　　PASSAGE 20

　　Will We Take Vacation in Spaces?

　　When Mike Kelly first set out to build his own private space-ferry service, he figured his bread-and-butter business would be lofting satellites into high-Earth orbit. Now he thinks he may have figured wrong. "People were always asking me when they could go," says Kelly, who runs Kelly Space & Technology out of San Bernardino, California. "I realized that real market is in space tourism."

　　According to preliminary market surveys, there are 10,000 would be space tourists willing to spend $1 million each to visit the final frontier. Space Adventure in Arlington, Virginia, has taken more than 130 deposits for a two-hour, $98,000 space tour tentatively (and somewhat dubiously) set to occur by 2005. Gene Meyers of the Space Island Group says: "Space is the next exotic vacation spot."

　　For those who are intent on joining the 100-mile high club, Hilton and Budget are plotting to build space hotels. Before the Russian space Mir came down, some people were talking about using it as a low-rent space motel to reduce the cost. If a space hotel is finally built in space, and if you're thinking of staying in it, you may want to check the Michelin ratings before booking yourself a suite.

　　EXERCISE:

　　1. Mike Kelly planned to turn his business of making bread and butter into a business that is engaged in space tourism.

　　A） True B) False C) Not mentioned

　　2. Kelly hoped to develop space tourism, which he thought would be a good market.

　　A） True B) False C) Not mentioned

　　3. Space Adventure in Arlington has taken 130 deposits totaling $98,000 for a two hour space tour.

　　A） True B) False C) Not mentioned

　　4. It sounds great that soon there will be space residence, although it is still a tentative plan.

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