Space Touism: Ticket for Sale!

Sapce exploration is not just for highly trained professionals anymore! Now the average Joe can have a piece of the tantalizing space-pie. Well... as long as the average Joe has about $3 million to spare... And thats for a back up seat. If you must have the primary seat, expect to drop about $30 million, ouch. But don't worry, even as a backup crew member, you are still an active participant and in the case of Richard Garriott, his mission will be featured in a documentary TV series. This is all made possible through the Virgina-based tourism firm Space Adventures.

"Participation as an official backup crew member is a once in a lifetime opportunity for an individual, or a company sponsoring an individual, to experience first-hand how our clients train for spaceflight,"

said Anderson, Space adventures CEO, in a statement, adding that the ticket price includes spaceflight training costs and accommodations at Russia's Star City-based cosmonaut center. (what a deal!) Garriott will begin training in January.