{"id":238270,"date":"2021-04-29T13:27:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/space-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:27:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:27:51","slug":"space-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"#Space tourism is now a reality\u2026 if you\u2019re filthy rich"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db82b2fb98\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db82b2fb98\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich\/#The_development_of_space_tourism\" >The development of space tourism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/space-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich\/#Outlook_for_the_future\" >Outlook for the future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Space tourism is now a reality\u2026 if you\u2019re filthy rich<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal \u2013 but he wasn\u2019t a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy businessman, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/11492-space-tourism-pioneer-dennis-tito.html\">paid US$20 million for a seat on a Russian Soyuz<\/a> spacecraft to be the first tourist to visit the International Space Station. Only <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spaceadventures.com\/experiences\/space-station\/\">seven people have followed suit<\/a> in the 20 years since, but that number is poised to double in the next 12 months alone.<\/p>\n<p>NASA has long been <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceref.com\/news\/viewnews.html?id=304\">hesitant to play host to space tourists<\/a>, so Russia \u2013 looking for sources of money post-Cold War in the 1990s and 2000s \u2013 has been the only option available for those looking for this kind of extreme adventure. However, it seems the rise of private space companies is going to make it easier for regular people to experience space.<\/p>\n<p>From my perspective as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=PxIOz7cAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">a space policy analyst<\/a>, I see the beginning of an era in which more people can experience space. With companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin hoping to build a future for humanity in space, space tourism is a way to demonstrate both the safety and reliability of space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center zoomable\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:ISS-02_Soyuz_TM-32_Taxi_crewmembers.jpg#\/media\/File:ISS-02_Soyuz_TM-32_Taxi_crewmembers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"Three men floating in the International Space Station\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" class=\"lazyreplaced\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=396&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=498&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=498&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397415\/original\/file-20210427-21-1lvsrl9.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=498&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F04%2F29%2Fspace-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Dennis Tito, on the left beside two Russian astronauts, was the first private citizen to ever go to space \u2013 and he spent more than a week on the International Space Station. Image via NASA\/Wikimedia Commons\" data-title=\"Share Dennis Tito, on the left beside two Russian astronauts, was the first private citizen to ever go to space \u2013 and he spent more than a week on the International Space Station. Image via NASA\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Dennis Tito, on the left beside two Russian astronauts, was the first private citizen to ever go to space \u2013 and he spent more than a week on the International Space Station. Image via NASA\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Dennis Tito, on the left beside two Russian astronauts, was the first private citizen to ever go to space \u2013 and he spent more than a week on the International Space Station. Image via NASA\/Wiki<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_development_of_space_tourism\"><\/span>The development of space tourism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Flights to space like Dennis Tito\u2019s are expensive for a reason. A rocket must burn a lot of costly fuel to travel high and fast enough to enter Earth\u2019s orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Another cheaper possibility is a suborbital launch, with the rocket going high enough to reach the edge of space and coming right back down. While passengers on a suborbital trip experience weightlessness and incredible views, these launches are more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>The difficulty and expense of either option has meant that, traditionally, only nation-states have been able to explore space. This began to change in the 1990s as a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of entrepreneurs entered the space arena. Three companies led by billionaire CEOs have emerged as the major players: Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX. Though none have taken paying, private customers to space, all anticipate doing so in the very near future.<\/p>\n<p>British billionaire Richard Branson has built his brand on not just business but also his love of adventure. In pursuing space tourism, Branson has brought both of those to bear. He established <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\/\">Virgin Galactic<\/a> after buying <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16769-spaceshipone-first-private-spacecraft.html\">SpaceShipOne<\/a> \u2013 a company that won the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xprize.org\/prizes\/ansari\">Ansari X-Prize<\/a> by building the first reusable spaceship. Since then, Virgin Galactic has sought to design, build and fly a larger <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\/learn\/\">SpaceShipTwo<\/a> that can carry up to six passengers in a suborbital flight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-right zoomable\">\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1348914 lazyreplaced\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home.jpg\" alt=\"The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours.\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/VP01-2_Gliding_Home-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption>Credit: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.image.net\/virgingalactic\">Virgin Galactic<\/a><\/figcaption><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F04%2F29%2Fspace-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours.\" data-title=\"Share The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours.<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours.<\/span><br \/><span class=\"attribution\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/VirginGalactic\/c699fbc80ae44738a66a899dffd37b6a\/photo?Query=virgin%20AND%20galactic&amp;mediaType=photo&amp;sortBy=&amp;dateRange=Anytime&amp;totalCount=375&amp;currentItemNo=13\">AP Photo\/Matt Hartman<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The going has been harder than anticipated. While Branson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/science\/nature\/7529978.stm\">predicted opening the business<\/a> to tourists in 2009, Virgin Galactic has encountered some significant hurdles \u2013 including the death of a pilot in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/30073-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-crash-pilot-error.html\">a crash in 2014<\/a>. After the crash, engineers found significant problems with the design of the vehicle, which required modifications.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, respective leaders of SpaceX and Blue Origin, began their own ventures in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-first-mars-trip-2024\">fearing that a catastrophe<\/a> of some sort could leave Earth uninhabitable, was frustrated at the lack of progress in making humanity a multiplanetary species. He founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of first developing reusable launch <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> to decrease the cost of getting to space. Since then, SpaceX has found success with its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/falcon-9\/\">Falcon 9<\/a> rocket and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/vehicles\/dragon\/\">Dragon<\/a> spacecraft. SpaceX\u2019s ultimate goal is human settlement of Mars \u2013 sending paying customers to space is an intermediate step. Musk says he hopes to show that space travel can be done easily and that tourism might provide a revenue stream to support development of the larger, Mars-focused Starship system.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@lynwerkledges\/the-oneill-cylinder-jeff-bezos-vision-for-an-incredible-civilisation-in-space-fef75b499710\">inspired by the vision of physicist Gerard O\u2019Neill<\/a>, wants to expand humanity and industry not to Mars, but to space itself. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/\">Blue Origin<\/a>, established in 2004, has proceeded slowly and quietly in also developing reusable rockets. Its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueorigin.com\/new-shepard\/\">New Shepard<\/a> rocket, first successfully flown in 2015, will eventually offer tourists a suborbital trip to the edge of space, similar to Virgin Galactic\u2019s. For Bezos, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publicaffairsbooks.com\/titles\/christian-davenport\/the-space-barons\/9781610398305\/\">these launches represent<\/a> an effort at making space travel routine, reliable and accessible to people as a first step to enabling further space exploration.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"align-center \">\n<p><figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Starship_SN9_Evening_Rays.jpg#\/media\/File:Starship_SN9_Evening_Rays.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1466px) 754px, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, (min-width: 600px) 600px, 237px\" alt=\"A large silvery rocket standing upright on a launchpad.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"lazyreplaced\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 600w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1200w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 1800w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=1 754w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=30&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=2 1508w, https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/397422\/original\/file-20210427-21-1c0u725.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=15&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;h=503&amp;fit=crop&amp;dpr=3 2262w\"\/><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fspace%2F2021%2F04%2F29%2Fspace-tourism-is-now-a-reality-if-youre-filthy-rich-syndication%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: SpaceX has already started selling tickets to the public and has future plans to use its Starship rocket, a prototype of which is seen here, to send people to Mars. Image via Jared Krahn\/Wikimedia Commons\" data-title=\"Share SpaceX has already started selling tickets to the public and has future plans to use its Starship rocket, a prototype of which is seen here, to send people to Mars. Image via Jared Krahn\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share SpaceX has already started selling tickets to the public and has future plans to use its Starship rocket, a prototype of which is seen here, to send people to Mars. Image via Jared Krahn\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>SpaceX has already started selling tickets to the public and has future plans to use its Starship rocket, a prototype of which is seen here, to send people to Mars. Image via Jared Krahn\/Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Outlook_for_the_future\"><\/span>Outlook for the future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, SpaceX is the only option for someone looking to go into space and orbit the Earth. It currently has two tourist launches planned. The first is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/inspiration4-announces-crew-for-private-spacex-crew-dragon-mission\/\">scheduled for as early as September 2021<\/a>, funded by billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman. The other trip, planned for 2022, is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/01\/26\/axiom-space-unveils-ax-1-crew-for-fully-private-spacex-mission-to-iss.html\">being organized by Axiom Space<\/a>. These trips <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/05\/science\/axiom-space-station.html\">will be costly<\/a>, at $55 million for the flight and a stay on the International Space Station. The high cost has led some to warn that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/foust-forward-space-tourisms-image-problem\/\">space tourism<\/a> \u2013 and private access to space more broadly \u2013 might reinforce inequality between rich and poor.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s and Virgin Galactic\u2019s suborbital trips are far more reasonable in cost, with both <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/09\/26\/space-tourism-how-spacex-virgin-galactic-blue-origin-axiom-compete.html\">priced between $200,000 and $250,000<\/a>. Blue Origin <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be the nearest to allowing paying customers on board, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/blue-origin-aces-dress-rehearsal-for-new-shepard-crewed-flights\/\">saying after a recent launch<\/a> that crewed missions would be happening \u201csoon.\u201d Virgin Galactic continues to test SpaceShipTwo, but no specific timetable has been announced for tourist flights.<\/p>\n<p>Though these prices are high, it is worth considering that Dennis Tito\u2019s $20 million ticket in 2001 could pay for 100 flights on Blue Origin soon. 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