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That is the end of Part 1.
Now turn to Part 2.
Listen to part of a talk about space tourism. 
For questions 9 to 18 complete the sentences.
You now have 45 seconds in which to look at Part 2.
M I want to tell you today about a travel company with a
difference and one that we are certainly bound to be
hearing more about in future. It’s called Space
Adventures and was founded by Eric Anderson. Eric is
only 28 years old but he already has a successful and
rapidly growing business to his name. The company
offers the person-in-the-street – albeit the wealthy
person-in-the-street – the chance to experience what
it is like to be an astronaut. 
The trips on offer involve a three-day tour. On the first
day tourists fly to Moscow where they spend the day
sight-seeing, meeting their fellow-travellers and
having their first pre-flight briefing. On the following
day they transfer to Star City, the centre of the
Russian space programme. After further briefings, it is
time for the flight. Tourists are given the opportunity
to experience weightless flight in space in a Russian
Ilyushin-76 aircraft for two hours.
Later that day travellers return to their luxury hotel in
Moscow. They spend the next day doing more
sightseeing in Russia’s capital before returning home. 
The company is anxious to reassure potential clients
that the Russian aircraft used is much safer than the
shuttle because it has an escape system available at
all points in the flight, whereas the shuttle only has an
escape system after the solid parts have fallen off. All
travellers are given pre-flight advice about how to
avoid travel sickness and are recommended what
medication to take to avoid feeling ill as the aircraft
performs a series of manoeuvres in space. 
Once they are safely back on the ground at the end of
what is an extremely memorable experience, all the
space tourists are given a video record of their flight.
There is also a special ceremony in which they are
awarded a certificate testifying to the fact that they
have been up in space. Concerns have been
expressed about the fact that fuel is wasted on purely
leisure trips like these and that this may increase
environmental problems like the hole in the ozone
layer and the creation of greenhouse gases. However,
Eric Anderson is quick to point out that the best
rocket fuel is oxygen combined with hydrogen which,
when combusted, makes the familiar and
environmentally safe compound called water. He
insists that the only environmental problem is noise
but the impact of this can be minimised by putting
the vehicles in places where there are not many
people. If you are interested in finding out more about
these tours and would perhaps even like to
experience a space flight yourself, go to the
company’s web site at www.spaceadventures.com.