Later this year the Isle of Man will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Sir Richard Branson at a space tourism conference in New Mexico.
Space tourism is another of those areas the Manx Government is hoping will prove "a nice little earner".
Tim Craine is Director of Space Commerce:
Picture: Richard Brason with a model of his Virgin space shuttle
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