New Rocket Aims for Space Tourism Market

Retired U.S. Airforce Col. Rick Searfoss, left, gestures toward Xcor Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Jeff Greason during a news conference Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Xcor Lynx, a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles (60 kilometers) above the Earth, is expected to begin flying in 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

A model of the Xcor Lynx aerospace rocket ship is shown during a news conference Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Lynx, a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles (60 kilometers) above the Earth, is expected to begin flying in 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Xcor Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Jeff Greason speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Xcor Lynx, a two-seat rocket ship capable of suborbital flights to altitudes more than 37 miles (60 kilometers) above the Earth, is expected to begin flying in 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)