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A U.S. aerospace company based in California on Wednesday unveiled a new suborbital spaceship with two seats for private space tourists.

The company, XCOR Aerospace announced that its two-seat, rocket-powered Lynx spaceship, is capable of suborbital flights to altitudes of more than 37 miles (60 kilometers) above the Earth.


XCOR Aerospace of Mojave, California, announced on March 26, 2008 in Beverly Hills, that its two-seater Lynx suborbital spaceship, shown in this undated publicity photograph, will carry people or payloads into space to experience weightlessness and see the Earth below. The spaceship, about the size of a small private airplane, will first take off in 2010 and will be capable of flying several times each day.

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 २०१० .

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.

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.

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.