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Space tourism – 20 years in the making – is finally ready for launch | Opinion Posted Apr 30, 2021 Space tourism has been slow to get off the ground. (Nadia Bormotova/iStock via Getty Images Plus) Facebook Share For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal – but he wasn’t a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy businessman, paid US$20 million for a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to be the first tourist to visit the International Space Station. Only seven people have followed suit in the 20 years since,...

Space Tourism - 20 Years in the Making - Is Finally Ready for Launch Randy Thomp, of Minnesota, takes a cell phone photo of SpaceX's SN15 Starship prototype, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Boca Chica, Texas. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald via AP) 29 Apr 2021 The Conversation | By Wendy Whitman Cobb Wendy Whitman Cobb is a Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, at the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Den...

With enough money, you too can get a taste of the truly high life. Here's a look at how space tourism has evolved over the past two decades.

Space Tourism – 20 Years in the Making – Is Finally Ready for Launch yogysic/iStock.com email April 29, 2021 09:00 AM ET 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 travel to the general public. For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal – but he wasn’t a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy businessman, paid US$20 million for a seat on a Russian...

It's 20 years in the making. Apr 28th, 2021 Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies The VSS Unity spacecraft is one of the ships that Virgin Galactic plans to use for space tours. AP Photo/Matt Hartman For most people, getting to the stars is nothing more than a dream. On April 28, 2001, Dennis Tito achieved that lifelong goal – but he wasn’t a typical astronaut. Tito, a wealthy businessman, paid US$20 million for a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to be the first tourist to visit the International Space Station. Only seven people have followed suit�...