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From RLV-News:<br /><br /><i>The news release -<br /><br /> AERA Corporation to Become First Commercial Space Travel Provider - Company Unveils New Interactive Website; First Flight Scheduled for 2006 - Feb.15.05.<br /><br />says the company has "completed the design of the safest space flight system ever created and is now working on details and logistics for its first flight scheduled for 2006." They say they have " institutional capital" and the Altairis spacecraft will "become the first space travel provider [...] two years ahead of the competition."<br /><br />The Altaris will rollout at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. There are no images of the Altairis yet on the website. The gallery only includes some promotional items. The FAQ says the "vertically launched spacecraft" will carry "six passengers and one Mission Commander".<br /><br />One might guess that it will look similar to the Spirt of Liberty described in the X PRIZE team data sheet, which also was specified as a seven passenger, vertically launched vehicle. The booster and crew cabin separate and return via parafoils.<br /><br />They may become an America's Space Prize contender as well: "In a few short years, AERA will follow on its success in spaceflight to offer three-day orbital vacations."<br /><br />This news comes via X PRIZE Space Race News.</i><br /><br /><br />AERA Corporation