. >> reporter: or even tweaky from buck rodgers.a great deal of this new venture may be less about buck rodgers and more about bucks. >> we want this program to be the beginning of a whole new commercial era for space travel. we believe there are millions of people that want to go into space. >> reporter: that is sir richard branson, a big part of this project. >> this is a very long trip. >> reporter: while it might not be futurama, it is the future. they hope to start taking passengers to space as early as next year. several hundred paying customers have already signed up. the cost? $200,000. hey, no one said the final frontier was cheap. i'm john berman for "nightline" in new york. >> and "virgin galactic" premieres monday on the national geographic channel. thanks to john berman for that. here's what's coming up next with "jimmy kimmel live." >> jimmy: bruce willis and karl urban. we have music from hugo. and freshly killed from tonight's "dancing with the stars," from "jersey shore," mike, [ female announcer ] why is travel the