FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference

NASA reported last fall that the inadequately funded U.S. space-flight program was on an "unsustainable trajectory." Perhaps commercial space travel will pick up the slack. Many regulatory issues remain unresolved -- passenger safety and traffic control are on the agenda at this Arlington, Virginia, meeting -- but Richard Branson and Elon Musk have invested in the sector, and civilians may soon be able to jet away for the weekend: Galactic Suite claims its Earth-orbiting "hotel" is on schedule to open in 2012. Price: $4.4 million for three nights. -- EW

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FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference

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