By Robert Wall
Raymie Fruia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-50-million-book-your-vacation-in-space-11554994767?mod=djcm_engmt_foespc2&id=f4f09ac7aeb776b8f793d15f2a22755914565bdb3e905a28b2bffc6b539d0c9
Commercial space travel has been a long time dream of many space enthusiasts, Syfy fans, and thrill seekers all over the world. We have been trying for years to launch this new form of travel and recreation. After a few meek attempts in 2001 and 2004, we may finally be ready to count down to a new vacation experience!
Space Vacation are coming into reality thanks to a huge base of existing promotion and propaganda about the thrill of outer space living. Thanks to Shows like Star Treck and The Jetsons, this new product in the making is about to boom with business. It is estimated that the Space Vacation industry will make about $3 billion a year once it is up and running. Some draw backs to this products is the price point.
If you are planning to stay in space for a few weeks or even a month, it'll end up costing you around $5 million. Due to this huge price tag, space vacations are only targeting a market of extremely wealthy people. The creators of this product are hoping to set up ways in which voyagers who do not have as much expendable cash can earn money while traveling through space.
It's no surprise that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson are running this whole thing. Set to start in 2021, Three of the wealthiest and industrious men of our time are planning our way into space. They hope to provide a luxurious and exciting space experience to not only billionaires but also normal people. To all those aspiring astronauts out there, get your space suit ready, pack your space iced cream, and get ready to say, "beam me up Scotty!"
This is crazy how close space travel is to reality, for the wealthy of course. With the price tag of $50 million, what do you think that entails, will the travelers just be star gazing or do you think there will be activities and such planned out? Either way, this is amazing how we as a society have accomplished the idea of space travel.
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