Defined as the lifting of paying passengers beyond Earth's atmosphere for essentially recreational purposes, commercial space tourism essentially began in 2001 with the trip of a U.S. financial entrepreneur aboard a Russian Soyuz and has since been dominated by companies including Axiom Space, Blue Origin, SpaceX, and (until March 2023) Virgin Galactic.

And for good measure, we're throwing in ground-based space tourism in places like Toulouse, France; Cape Canaveral, Florida; Huntsville, Alabama, even French Guiana.

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My story is that I was one of the original travel agents interested in selling the Lynx.  It was difficult.  The price was lower than Virgin Galactic and the idea was novel.  I didn't have clientele interested in that type of extreme adventure.  About a year after the XCOR launch, they released my contract for no sales.  It seemed that they also didn't have a marketing team.  I am sure I have the original brochure somewhere. then again, I might have put it in the recycle bin.  I still have…

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  • Dave Acton January 20, 2024 at 12:58pm
    I´d always thought of space travel in general as not particularly environmentally friendly - apart from the fact that it could be laying the groundwork for finding another planet to escape to after we´ve destroyed the environment of this one. But I was intrigued by what this company is doing in the area of relatively "eco-friendly" space tourism: https://www.afar.com/magazine/space-perspective-the-company-making-...
    The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism
    A space tourism industry is being built on the proposition of personal and existential transformation. But at what cost?
  • José Balido September 15, 2023 at 10:11am
    London based financial tech website Techbullion.com recent published a good overview about the present and future of space tourism: https://techbullion.com/space-tourism-and-beyond-what-lies-ahead-fo...
  • John Kipper August 14, 2023 at 4:44pm
    The BBC then also followed up on the Virgin Galactic flight with a video piece including some pretty cool shots! https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66470128
    On board Virgin Galactic's tourist journey to space
    A look inside the company's first space tourism flight, which took off from New Mexico on Thursday.
  • John Kipper August 12, 2023 at 3:53pm
    Nice! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66468628
    Virgin Galactic: First space tourism mission after decades of promises
    Keisha Schahaff and UK student Ana Mayers become the first mother-daughter duo to travel to the edge of space.
  • Jordan Simon April 4, 2023 at 12:06pm
    Welp, looks like a bit of a setback for space tourism - at least in one corner of the industry. I guess we should've known it would have its ups and downs: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/03/30/bransons-virgi...
    Branson’s Virgin Orbit Reportedly Ceases Operations For ‘Foreseeable Future’ After Failing To Secur…
    Virgin Orbit had furloughed nearly its entire workforce earlier this month as it worked to shore up cash.
  • David Paul Appell July 1, 2022 at 12:29pm
    Just caught this in Salon, and I daresay it's a no-brainer: https://www.salon.com/2022/06/29/elon-musk-space-tourism-climate-ch...
    Elon Musk makes climate change worse: A new study confirms space tourism is destroying the planet
    Elon Musk has depicted himself as a foe of climate change, but a new study undermines that claim
  • Jeffrey Kunst April 26, 2022 at 9:49am
    Space tourism picking up the pace in 2022 with another milestone, as three billionaire space tourists return this week from a paid NASA ride to/from International Space Station: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/25/international-space...
    Star trek: three rich men return from Nasa’s first foray into space tourism | Nasa | The Guardian
    This was the first time Nasa opened its space hatches to tourists, who paid $55m for a week, which was extended to nearly 17 days
  • Max Pesling February 22, 2022 at 12:15pm
    About a week ago, Virgin Galactic opened general online registration for its first commercial orbital flights, slated to start late this year. Got $450K lying around? Check out the details here: https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-book-a-virgin-galactic-space-f...
    You Can Now Book a Ticket to Outer Space
    Virgin Galactic reopened online registration in February 2022 for its first commercial flights beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. Tickets are from $450,0…
  • Susan Schaefer January 22, 2011 at 11:57pm

    space tourism is definitely becoming a reality with RocketShip Tours, Space Adventures, and Virgin Galactic all getting into the game....

  • Myrtis Rimassa at Leisure Quest November 24, 2010 at 3:40am
    I want to be in THIS group!!!! Big Time Trekkie!!!!
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