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Space tourism market is on the rise

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Although space travel is rarely rich, but, again with the rise of space tourism, some ambitious market Blazers are waging a tourism revolution, space is gradually door open to the ordinary people. If you browse the Internet, you find a lot of information on space tourism. Reportedly, in the space Hotels do not know what kind of time, the United States, some Japanese travel agencies have already started booking the space hotel rooms.

In fact, back in 1984 the United States had announced a selection of some ordinary people to ride the shuttle into space tourist to the news after the publication of information, tens of thousands of people to apply. On July 19, 1985, President George Bush announced that, after 11,000 applicants from a rigorous screening, Concord New Hampshire female teachers in secondary schools Damai Sharon Chris Cali selected, she would become the first non-NASA mission devoted to space tourism people . It is unfortunate that on January 28, 1986 "Challenger" space plane crash, she and six other astronauts died together.

People could not because of the "Challenger" of the unfortunate and reduced to the warm space tourism. Singer Denver in 1987 to the United States by the Soviet Union "coalition" of spacecraft entered the "Peace" space station, space flight in eight days, only some reason did not take place.

In 1988 the United States launched an expedition Institute of low-orbit space enthusiasts, the idea immediately aroused the interest of tourism lovers. It is said that Stanford University, the first space tourist accommodation for the 20-under total, there are 121 other tourists to pay a deposit.

Currently, access to space-astronauts are Jiekejiaen the United States Senate, he by the space shuttle in April 1985 in a seven-day space flight. The nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Su Dan Saleimanshate in June 1985 by the space shuttle in flight seven days. On December 2, 1990, Tokyo, Japan Broadcasting Corporation Akiyama Feng Kuan identity to reporters by "coalition" of the spacecraft in space for eight days sightseeing flight.

Berlin Technical University Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Apici Shi predicted that in another 10 years, will start flying to space tourism, there will be 1 million people into space for leisure, Germany was projected that by 2050 the space tourism will be 8 billion annual revenue mark. The United States, France and Germany, some companies have established a space tourism business, the only question is the ideal means of delivery, the price fell to the space by some people to reap the stage, the launch space tourism business.

Although space travel is still in the planning and preparation stage, but the United States and some Japanese businessman identified this piece of fat meat, are anxious themselves suddenly alone swallow. Therefore, in this potential market, started a battle for space tourism resources. According to reports, in order to adapt to the low-cost carriers space tourism to the development work in progress, the United States, Japan, in the development of reusable spacecraft, it was said that such a spacecraft that can carry two to three passengers to space travel. Space tourism has begun booking. To meet the need for space travel, the United States has launched a number of space travel, business, tourism has been on sale votes.

American explorer Seattle Block Morales announced from October 20, 1997 from the sale to the general tourists into space tourist accommodation votes after a few days, 15 people are booking.

This company is the sale price per vote unanimously fares 9.8 million, currently scheduled votes prepaid deposit 5,000 US dollars. By then, the company visitors from the ground to an altitude of about 100 km, at this altitude, passengers can enjoy about two minutes of weightlessness feelings, and that the atmosphere of a dark sky. The sky tourism projects in the sky travel time approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. The company is currently testing vehicles each plan contains six passengers, fired twice weekly.

Now many private aerospace companies are trying to show their talents in this field of business. St. Louis American Foundation for a reward of 10 million US dollars to award the first home to ordinary people into space travel private companies, designed to stimulate and encourage the rapid rise in emerging industries.


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