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    Space Perspective wants to take tourists on balloon rides to the stratosphere

    Impressive, but not a trip to "space" at just 30,000m. Should really be Strato Perspective. It does sound serene, on a good day, though.
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    Russian space chief weighs in on SpaceX's historic astronaut launch

    There may or may not have been additional fatalities, but there certainly have been near misses, such as the Soyuz 5 accident. Of course, STS-8 very nearly suffered an SRB failure, STS-27 nearly suffered a Columbia-type disaster, and if that Draco design flaw had shown itself during a manned...