Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ottawa Businessman To Be Canada's Second Space Tourist

John Criswick, an Ottawa entrepreneur who has booked a US$200,000 flight on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, stands in front of the plane at its unveiling in July 2008. (HO, Virgin Galactic/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

From CTV News:

MONTREAL — An Ottawa entrepreneur plans to be in California on Monday for the official unveiling of a vehicle that will help him fulfil his childhood dream of being an astronaut.

John Criswick and 13 other Canadians are among 300 space tourists who have made reservations with Virgin Galactic for a trip that will take them on a flight 110 kilometres above the Earth.

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