Billionaires created this spacecraft for suborbital tourism flights. Kickstarter; crowd-funding website to contribute $20,000 for a full-size test of a hybrid rocket capable of putting out 5,000 pounds of thrust.
Anyone who cares to contribute to the $20,000 rocket test firing can
expect a wide variety of goodies such as stickers, T-shirts and
personalized messages launched aboard the Hermes maiden flight. More
generous donors can claim a "handcrafted Hermes model" ($500), an
advertisement on the side of the spacecraft ($5,000), and a round trip
with accommodations to the rocket motor test firing plus first dibs on
pushing the ignition button ($10,000).
I think that this is really cool but it is also very expensive ..
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