I hope you guys remembered the X prize contest back in 2004.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gUEg...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbw0c...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRCx4...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVqL...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqhzl...feature=relmfu

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...ns-space-club/

Well virgin and playboy have another idea article above


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVpA4oQggqQ

American spaceport is nearly completed.


There are many other players beside Virgin Galactic, infact the company that is providing Virgin Galactic with the rocket motor is building a orbital space ship for Nasa, along with many other private companies. The company that is providing the rocket motor for Virgin is "Sierra Nevada co" they are developing a space ship called "Dream Chaser" articles and website below

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380583,00.asp
http://www.spacedev.com/micro_nano_sats.php