For the second time in five months CNN featured TransOrbital_®. As public interest in space rose as a result of businessman Dennis Tito’s space flight to the International Space Station, CNN broadcast the feature not only to all its own stations, but also to over 600 affiliates. A digital recording of the interview is available at the TransOrbital, Inc. website at http://www.transorbital.net/movies/CNN_interview.ram

Established in 1998, TransOrbital_® ( http://www.transorbital.net) intends to win the new "Race to the Moon" by being the first company to orbit the Moon with a completely commercial spacecraft, 2001 TrailBlazer_TM. The spacecraft's prime mission is to return HDTV video and other multi-media content from lunar orbit to market as commercial products. The spacecraft will also deliver a time capsule to the moon, carrying small cargo items such as personal memorabilia and business cards.

The 2001 TrailBlazer Project is a for-profit space venture.  

"We want to do for the Moon what Jacques Cousteau did for marine exploration- to go, look, sell the images and repeat it again and again."

Point of Contact:
TransOrbital may be reached at:
Tel: 858-455-5900 or 703-960-5953
Fax: 858-455-5979 or 603-619-5538
E-mail: at dlaurie@transorbital.net.
Further information may be found at the TransOrbital website http://www.transorbital.net. 

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