What is it like to view the earth from space? Space tourism is a great way to do this.
The only catch is that you have to be prepared for the price tag of one round trip ticket. Just pre-booking a flight already costs 100,000 USD. Each trip is supposed to provide a few short minutes of weightlessness from 120 kilometers above the Earth’s atmosphere.
It would be an unforgettable experience for a non-astronaut individual to fly that high. As you may well know, SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic Scaled Composites), CST-100 capsule (Boeing), and the Dragon Capsule (SpaceX) are the pioneer stakeholders in space tourism.
They have already taken hold of quite a large client pool for the space adventure they promise. Space tourism can either help or debilitate space exploration initiatives. It is up to the companies who facilitate and fund them. Ultimately, it is a great opportunity to have a look at space in a completely new, more entertaining way.
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