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From the BBC News:

"Aerospace giant EADS says it will need a production line of rocket planes to satisfy the space tourism market.

The European company's Astrium division, makers of the Ariane rocket, has plans for a commercial vehicle to take ticketed passengers above 100km.

Its market assessment suggests there would be 15,000 people a year prepared to part with some 200,000 euros (£160,000) for the ride of a lifetime. "

Complete article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7298511.stm

The planned Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission will launch before the agency's moon exploration activities accelerate during the next decade. LADEE will gather detailed information about conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust. Read more at the NASA website.

http://www.flightglobal.com

Whether you're a fan of Airbus or Boeing, Quantas or Aer Lingus, this
website provides very thorough coverage of the airline industry. The Flight
Global group's motto is "serious about aviation", and it shows on their
homepage, where visitors can find over thirteen sections dedicated to air
transport, helicopters, training, and spaceflight. The more casual user may
just wish to click on a few of the "Latest News Headlines", but dedicated
aeronautics devotees may wish to sign up for their e-newsletter and their
RSS feed. Moving down the site's homepage, visitors can cruise on in to the
"What's Hot" area and the "Jobs" section, which might be useful for future
members of a flight crew or those looking to make a more dramatic career
change. Of course, any visit to this site would be woefully incomplete if
visitors didn't take a look at profiles of the Airbus 380, the Boeing 747,
and many other planes in the "Dynamic Aircraft Profiles" area of the site.

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Researchers at Florida State's High-Performance Materials Institute are taking the discovery of buckypaper to the manufacturing arena. Currently only reproducible in the laboratory, they are on a fast track to develop a less costly means to make the thin carbon nanotube film for use in future manufacturing of planes and automobiles. They anticipate having products on the market within the next 12 months.

Full article:
http://www.physorg.com/news7435.html