It looks like we are to witness a tough design competition in the space tourism industry. While Richard Branson had renowned Philippe Starck for his lavish Virgin Galactic Spaceship, the guys over at EADS Astrium have hired Marc Newson, world-famous..

The space tourism industry heats up with the announcement of a new space jet by EADS Astrium. This is the second company after Virgin Galactic, which has taken the "airplane to rocket" approach. The four-passenger jet looks like a normal aircraft...