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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
The competition is intended to help "jump-start" the application of technology to non-government spaceflight. A prize-winning design will almost certainly be inappropriate for paying passengers, but it will be a good step on the way to a commercial spacecraft. By the way, The Spirit of St. Louis wasn't "that lucrative enough for" transatlantic passenger service, and it barely held one person.
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Thank you Alan, that's exactly what i was trying to say. Space tourism is by no means the goal.