The passengers wait eagerly in the ornate lobby of the enormous
spaceport. Soon, a signal indicates that their spaceship is ready for
boarding. As they wait, special displays instruct them about how their
spaceship functions and what to expect once they leave Earth's
atmosphere. Aboard the giant spacecraft — as luxuriously appointed as
any yacht — they are soon on their way to a vacation on the Moon.
No, this isn't a vision of the future of space tourism. It's what
happened in 1901, when people could pay a princely half dollar for a
ticket to ride into space.
Read the full article by Ron Miller, HERE.
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