Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space
For anyone looking wistfully at the $250k price tag of a VG sub-orbital flight I suggest checking out Zero-G:<p><a href="https://www.gozerog.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.gozerog.com</a><p>They fly short (~30sec) sub-orbital parabolas in a regular commercial jet (with a custom interior).  It's not quite like going into "space" but it is quite literally only 2% of the cost for (IMHO) >80% of the value.  The total amount of zero-G time is about the same as it will be on the VG sub-orbital flight (~5 mins).  I've done it and it's an awesome experience.