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　　Trying to Prove Space Flight Doesnt Have to Be Costly

　　In Denmark, two people are attempting to prove that space flight does not need to be costly. They are using designs that are free to anyone. They are attempting to pay for rocket launches by asking interested people to make a donation to the project.

　　Kristian Von Bengtson helped start the company, called Copenhagen Suborbitals. He has dreamed since he was a boy of launching a rocket 100 kilometers into space. He wants to launch a rocket built by a private company for less money than expected.

　　Everybody believes that space flight -- manned space flight -- can only be done with billions of dollars, and it has to be government-financed. I hope that we can show that you can do it on a shoestring budget. You can pretty much do it yourself.

　　Kristian Von Bengtson hopes to launch a rocket carrying astronauts into space by 2020.

　　Students: Think About Space Careers

　　As more companies enter the space industry, they will need highly-trained and educated workers. Janice Starzyk says the Space Business Roundtable will continue to urge students to consider careers in space.

　　Actually, its a major problem in, in most countries of getting young people interested in, in studying engineering, and specifically aerospace engineering.

　　She says attendance at her organizations space academy program has risen over the last three years. She says that as demand increases for rocket launches, so will the demand for highly-trained engineers and other space workers.