13 October 2021
Blue Origin's second all civilian crew successfully reaches space
... civilian flight continues the trend of notching up firsts, the mission is also a reminder that many people see space tourism, at least for the foreseeable future, as primarily funded by and for the very rich. Indeed, the Washington...
01 April 2020
Alcohol in Space
... subject, along with some of the commercial opportunities. While space agencies may continue to ban alcohol consumption in their spacecraft and stations, it seems inevitable that space tourism will eventually feature the occasional shot or bevvy. One...
08 December 2021
Japanese billionaire heads to the ISS for a 12 day stay
A Russian rocket lifted off on Wednesday carrying a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the country's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. ...
July 2014
The hypersonic grail: advances at DARPA, AFRL and beyond
... $1,000/ kg. A likely result would be the creation of true space commerce, which might include such businesses as orbital space tourism (in contrast to the imminent suborbital space tourism that will be provided by companies such as Virgin Galactic...
April 2019
Protecting our lunar legacy
...worked to establish the marketing and regulatory aspects of the private spaceflight business. He is currently proposing a space tourism hotel in geostationary orbit, known as Gateway Earth, designed to furnish revenues to support a new interplanetary...
01 April 2025
Who Owns Outer Space?
...’ emotions with tales of iniquity and catastrophe, but also of addressing the serious issues. For example, in the space tourism chapter, it is not long before Musk and Bezos bashing turns to the 1968 Rescue Agreement and the...
