One of the most popular childhood dreams would be to fly outside the earth and see up close the beautiful wonders we can only see from the ground. Up to now, technological advances have been making that out-of-the world trip easier and more accessible. Finally, it's possible for tourists to break through the atmosphere and circle the moon - thing is, a seat costs US$ 100 million.

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft will be taking a couple of passengers and a pilot to a private circumlunar expedition thanks to Space Adventures from Vienna, Virginia. The ride is yet to see the big blue world from beyond the clouds, but there's no need to worry. Eric Anderson, Space Adventures President and CEO said:

The Soyuz was originally designed as a circumlunar spacecraft. It hasn't flown with people around the Moon, of course. But the Soyuz would fly a free-return trajectory - a boomerang course - around the Moon. So there's not a lot that needs to be done to the Soyuz to accommodate for that...it could probably fly around the Moon right now. There will be some upgrades to the communications systems...and we would make the window bigger too.