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Posted by timothy on Thursday March 19, 2009 @07:50PM from the would-rather-have-a-condo-and-the-dvd dept.

think_nix writes "The local.se is reporting that, for around 200,000 USD, tickets for eager space tourists looking for that outer space adventure will be purchasable from the Sweden's Ice Hotel in Kiruna. The flights are planned to be run by Virgin Galactic, also allowing flights to be taken from New Mexico. The article further states that already around 300 tickets have been purchased."

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DO NOT RTFA! (Score:5, Funny)

by biocute ( 936687 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @07:52PM (#27263401)

I tried to read the friendly article but got distracted by a Swedish bird-flipping girl and some chicks running in bikinis.
You've been warned.

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Luckily (Score:5, Funny)

by useless4321 ( 1497401 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @07:53PM (#27263411)

in 2012 $200,000 will be worth about $13 at today's rate.

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2012 (Score:5, Funny)

by pwnies ( 1034518 ) * writes: <j@jjcm.org> on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:01PM (#27263459) Homepage Journal

C'mon guys everyone knows that a.) sweden doesn't have a space program and b.) the world is going to end in 2012 anyway. How will they be able to deliver if we're all dea...
Ohh... I see. Well played Sweden.

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Re:DO NOT RTFA! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:09PM (#27263533)

Oh great now the server's going to be slashdotted.

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Re:$60 million (Score:5, Funny)

by geekoid ( 135745 ) writes: <dadinportlandNO@SPAMyahoo.com> on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:11PM (#27263551) Homepage Journal

People starve becasue they don't eat, duh.

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Re:DO NOT RTFA! (Score:3, Funny)

by Anthony_Cargile ( 1336739 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:12PM (#27263563) Homepage

DO NOT RTFA!
I don't think that should be a problem for most slashdotters

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Re:$60 million (Score:3, Funny)

by Sir_Lewk ( 967686 ) writes: <sirlewkNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Thursday March 19, 2009 @08:18PM (#27263607)

Let them eat cake, I'm going to the moon baby!

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Re:2012 (Score:5, Funny)

by icepick72 ( 834363 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @09:21PM (#27263953)

All that proves is you have space websites in Sweden. C'mon we're not THAT gullible!

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Re:2012 (Score:3, Funny)

by BollocksToThis ( 595411 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @09:36PM (#27264013) Journal

we also have SNSB
Which, if I recall correctly from my childhood, stands for SWEDEY NATIONY SPACE BORK BORK BORK.

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AIG Bonus dilemma solved! (Score:4, Funny)

by 2phar ( 137027 ) writes: on Thursday March 19, 2009 @09:55PM (#27264117)

Just pay them with with one-way Virgin Galactic tickets instead of cash!

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