How Space Tourism Works

Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for
business.

Today, Anousheh Ansari, a telecommunications entrepreneur, became the first
female space tourist and the fourth space tourist overall.

Trips like the one Anousheh Ansari is taking today are the beginning of what
could be a lucrative 21st-century industry. There are already several space
tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities
within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing
that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off.

See what's in the works to get you to space in How Space Tourism Works -

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