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　　The Race into Space 　　This kind of experience isnt cheap.It cost $ 20 million.However，Tito achieved his dream. so he was happy. For me it was a life dream. It was a dream that began when I didn，t have any money，he told reporters. 　　Both Tito and Shuttleworth bought their tickets from a company called Space Adventures.The company has around 100 people already on their waiting list for flights into space.The spaceship to take them doesnt exist yet. 　　That day may soon be here.Inter Orbital Systemsplans to send up to four tourists a week into space.The tours will depart from an island in Tonga.The company promises a package that includes forty-five days of astronaut training in Russia and California，seven days in space，and a vacation in Tonga.for $2 million.