Space tourism...brought to you by the makers of the A380

Nuts to Burt Rutan and his SpaceShip 2, this is space tourism Euro-style. Robert Laine, CTO of EADS space division, Astrium, told BBC recently that they intend to create a production line of space planes capable of taking off of regular runways with jet engines. The craft would climb to 40,000 feet where it would then ignite its rocket engine and soar up above 100 km into the vast unknown of space giving their tourist passengers an opportunity to experience weightlessness and nausea. EADS is hoping this will usher in a new generation of travel not soley for tourism. Check out the video below for an idea of what they are expecting.