[RightWhale]

XCOR is making excellent progress. They will have suborbital flights for $98,000 fairly soon at the rate they are going. It's not outer space as we picture it, but it is a step in that direction.

[Brett66]

Yeah, XCOR is making good progress. They seem to have the big name talent (Rutan) and I don't even think they're planning on competing in the X-Prize. A good sign IMHO, they want to get in on space tourism on it's own merits, not because of the prize.