1. What is space tourism?
2. Brief history of space tourism
3. Space tourism companies 查看更多內容

There are now six major space companies that are arranging or planning to arrange touristic flights to space: 1. Virgin Galactic; 2. Blue Origin; 3. SpaceX; 4. Boeing; 5. Axiom Space; 6. Space Perspective. While the first two are focuse… 查看更多內容

What exactly do you expect from a journey to space? Besides the awesome impressions, here is what you can experience during such a trip: 1. Weightlessness. Keep i… 查看更多內容

Rocket launches are harmful to the environment in general. During the burning of rocket fuels, rocket engines release harmful gases and soot particles (also known as black carbon… 查看更多內容

The first space tourist was Dennis Tito, an American multimillionaire, who spent nearly eight days onboard the International Space Station in April 2… 查看更多內容

Orbital and suborbital flights are very different. Taking an orbital flight means staying in orbit; in othe… 查看更多內容

1. Virgin Galactic: $250,000 for a 2-hour suborbital flight at an altitude of 80 km;
2. Blue Origin: approximately $300,000 for 12 minutes suborbital fli… 查看更多內容

For now, the most significant barrier for space tourism is price. But air travel was also once expensive; a one-way ticket cost more than half the pric… 查看更多內容