Two tickets for British rocket space trip sold

The first two tickets for a trip into space in a British rocket have been snapped up for £250,000.

Sat, 03 Mar, 2001 - 15:53

The first two tickets for a trip into space in a British rocket have been snapped up for £250,000.

Inventor Steve Bennett, from Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, has sold the seats to a couple who live in Gibraltar.

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