Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight took off this week. Here are the players taking civilians to space.

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Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight took off this week. Space tourists can pay $450,000 for a seat on one of the company's flights.

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A space-balloon startup wants to serve people swanky meals on the edge of space. The round trip costs around $130,000.

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The total cost of the trip includes a luxury meal and wine.

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Here's every key spacesuit NASA astronauts have worn since the 1960s — and the new moon suit it just unveiled

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NASA astronauts have donned a lot of different spacesuits over the decades.

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Bill Gates said he'd rather fund vaccines to 'save lives' than go to Mars, but he thinks someday Elon Musk will be a 'great philanthropist'

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