Space Tourism

Space tourism is rapidly growing in recent years. Key companies involved are SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic. Experiences range from suborbital flights to multi-day orbital missions.

Virgin Galactic

• Experience: Suborbital flight launched from White Knight Two rocket spaceplane.
• Duration: 15-minute flight with several minutes of weightlessness.
• Capacity: 6 passengers + 2 pilots.

Blue Origin

• Experience: Suborbital flight aboard New Shepard rocket.
• Duration: 15 minutes of weightlessness and panoramic Earth views.

SpaceX

• Experience: Orbital missions aboard Crew Dragon and, in future, Starship.
• Flights: Multi-day missions, flying up to 450 miles altitude (Polaris Dawn ....