Space tourism

The first space tourist,Dennis Tito(left) aboard the ISS

Space tourismishuman space travelfor non-government reasons such as private or entertainment reasons.

There are many different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. This is being done by aerospace companies likeBlue OriginandVirgin Galactic.SpaceXis planning to send a space tourist to theMoon.

Space Tourism Companies

Key player in this sectorː

• Virgin GalacticːRichard Branson's space company outpacedBlue Origin(Bezos) and SpaceX (Musk), achieving the milestone of launching his aircraft/rocket Unity 22 toward the stars first among the three. Their flight reached a height of just 86 km, marking the lowest trajectory. Branson was accompanied by a crew of five on this historic journey.
• Blue OriginːThe aerospace company founded byJeff Bezos,the owner of Amazon and the world's richest man, celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the first Moon landing by launching into orbit in his rocket, the New Shepard on 20 July 1969. Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark were accompanied by two other crew members on this voyage to space that lasted for ten minutes and ten seconds.
• SpaceXː In September,SpaceX,the aerospace company founded byElon Musk,carried four civilians into space. They spent three days orbiting the Earth at an altitude of approximately 540 kilometers, a distance surpassing any other human space flight since the Hubble missions, according to the company. Each ticket for this extraordinary journey carried a price tag of 50 million dollars.