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Richard Harbus

Last week marked the unveiling of Asrium's spaceplane, a leisure spacecraft with interiors, color schemes, some exterior elements, and passenger interactions designed by Marc Newson. A nearly mirror image competitor, the Astrium/Newson team, is joining the space travel for regular people game and giving the pioneers and/or early marketers at Virgin Atlantic, with celebrity designer-on-board Philippe Starck, a run for their moon rocks. The launch for launches is planned for 2012 where a commercial flight will start on the low end for around $265,000.