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We are outfitting the World View Explorer capsule with luxurious amenities and interactive tech features so you can fully immerse yourself in the experience. The best part? You are free to relax and move about our spacious, well-appointed cabin to soak in every amazing sight.

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Spacious cabin with ample room for eight participants and two crew, plush, fully reclining seating for eight, oversized windows for spectacular 360º panoramic viewing, luxe in-flight dining and bar service, earth view camera, star view telescope, individual viewing screens, high-speed data connection, on-board lavatory, the height of safety.

Every detail of our patented, zero-pressure balloon is designed to ensure a safe, spectacular journey. This tried-and-true flight technology has been trusted and used by NASA for decades and is backed by World View's proven track record of 115+ successful flights. You will ride in safe, luxurious comfort in our pressurized, climate-controlled capsule, feeling right at home while floating 100,000 feet above our beautiful planet.

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Built to transport you to over 100,000 feet – above 99% of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Every Space Tourism Vacation You Can Book Right Now, If You’re Rich

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Things aren’t going so great on the planet Earth right now, and travel isn’t easy, but if you’ve got a bit of cash, you can really get away. A number of well-capitalized companies have been hacking away at Space Tourism, or commercially flying “regular” people into space, and now it’s on the verge of reality. Thanks to a great deal of financial and human capital put in by organizations ranging from NASA to billionaire-backed startups , we are inches close to turning it into reality.

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Space vacation packages come in a wide variety. For beginners, British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic (SPCE) is offering a 1.5-hour joy ride to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. NASA is opening the International Space Station to private citizens. And, for hard-core space explorers, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has promised to fly you to the Moon (for a hefty price) in as soon as 2023.

Below we’ve put together the latest statuses of various space tourism projects in the market.

Virgin Galactic’s 90-Minute Suborbital Ride

Destination: Edge of the Earth’s atmosphere

Price: $250,000 per person

Earliest available time: late 2020

Virgin Galactic’s supersonic spaceplane, VSS Unity, will fly passengers up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) above sea level, which is right above the Kármán Line dividing the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. From there, passengers will get a stunning view of the Earth’s curvature. Then, during the descent, they will experience several minutes of weightlessness like a true astronaut.

VSS Unity has completed two successful human test flights and is in its final stage of testing. Virgin Galactic plans to fly its first paying customer, possibly the company’s founder Richard Branson himself, as soon as this year.

Blue Origin’s Vertical Suborbital Ride

Destination: The edge of the Earth’s atmosphere

Price: $200,000 and $300,000

Earliest available time: unknown

Blue Origin , owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is developing a suborbital tourism program similar to Virgin Galactic’s but using a vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL) rocket-capsule system called New Shepard. The New Shepard spacecraft has successfully flown above the Kármán Line and returned to the ground.

Blue Origin had planned to launch its first human test flight in 2019 and begin selling commercial tickets (reportedly priced between $200,000 and $300,000 ) soon after. Yet, the plan was quietly canceled last year. The company has yet to make public statements about new test and rollout dates.

NASA’s Multi-Day ISS Getaway 

Destination: International Space Station

Price: $35,000 per night

In June 2019, NASA unveiled its grand plan to allow private citizens to fly to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Crew Program . Passengers will fly in either SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft or Boeing’s Starliner  vessel.

The Crew Dragon recently completed its final crewed test and is ready to be deployed for commercial missions. NASA has said it will allow up to two private trips to the ISS a year, each lasting up to 30 days. The total cost of the trip would be around $50 million per person, the agency said.

SpaceX’s ‘Back to the Moon’ Package 

Destination: the Moon

Price: “Not a trivial amount’

Earliest available time: 2023

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has the ultimate space vacation offering: a personalized trip to the Moon. The package has one committing customer so far: Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa , who signed up for the trip in September 2018 and has put down an undisclosed deposit. Musk has said the full ticket price is “not a trivial amount.”

SpaceX is currently building prototypes for the rocket ( Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) rocket ) and spaceship (Starship) that will fly Maezawa to the Moon. If all tests go according to the plan, a human launch could take place as early as 2023.

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Space Tourism: All You Need to Know About Booking a Galactic Getaway

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Sometimes you need to take a break and escape everyday life, and there's no better escape than placing a pin in the infinite interstellar map and taking a trip to outer space.

Space tourism has finally become a reality and although the ticket to ride is still at a premium for most, the cost of booking a galactic getaway is gradually falling as companies find new and innovative ways to make space travelling technology more efficient to reduce the prices for inquisitive citizen explorers.

So, whether it's something you could consider now or perhaps way off into the future, we have a rundown of everything you need to know before journeying beyond our planet. Click through our slideshow or scroll through the celestial catalogue below for all of the information you need about the services and packages currently on offer.

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Modes of Transport

Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX are three companies that have been at the forefront of the race to space, having already made headlines for their various crewed spaceflights. However, more and more companies are now gearing up to offer suborbital jaunts to space… or at least to the very edge of it.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin shared news of its fourth successful space tourism mission in March 2022. That trip saw five paying customers board the company's New Shepard capsule to travel past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – before floating weightlessly for several minutes to take in the surrounding sights.

According to the Blue Origin website , there are reclining seats in the pressurized crew capsule, with room to take up to six people on a suborbital spaceflight. Each passenger gets their own window seat, and those windows take up over one-third of the capsule's surface area, giving every occupant a spectacular view of the Earth as they depart it.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson achieved his dream and reached the edge of space aboard the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane in July 2021. Following the success of that mission, the company reopened ticket sales to the general public for its commercial spaceflights. Those flights are due to start departing sometime in 2023, per SpaceNews .

Branson's company promises a "first-of-its-kind flight" that begins with a smooth runaway take-off, much like a regular plane lifting off from one destination to travel to another. The Virgin Galactic spaceship, however, is attached to a mothership and will climb to approximately 50,000 ft before being released and propelled towards the stars.

SpaceX launched its first commercial orbital crew spaceflight in May 2020, successfully transporting NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. More than a year later, it was reported that Elon Musk had sent four private passengers into orbit for a three-day flight, marking the company's first mission to space with an all-civilian crew.

NASA is using the Boeing Starliner spacecraft and SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for its tourism missions . The Dragon spacecraft can carry up to 7 passengers to Earth orbit and beyond. The official site for Elon Musk's SpaceX shows the practicality of the capsule, with a row of seats, control displays, and storage space filling the quarters.

Two alternative options come by way of World View and Space Perspective. Both companies have designed space tourism solutions that will allow curious travellers to explore new perspectives from the "edge of space," with their Balloon capsules reaching a peak altitude of 100,000 feet (almost 20 miles), above 99% of Earth's atmosphere.

World View's Explorer capsule is equipped with eight reclining seats , personal monitors, and large viewing ports for passengers to gaze upon the curvature of Earth and the darkness of space, while Space Perspective operates a state-of-the-art, customizable Space Lounge with chairs, tables, couches, and even a bathroom that has a skylight.

Experiences

Companies such as World View and Space Perspective might not be able to thrust their passengers into the far reaches of space like Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX, but they are offering a luxury experience to make their trips beyond the blue marble as memorable as possible for the passengers aboard their space balloons.

The seats in World View's hexagon-shaped pods are comparable to the level of luxury that a passenger would experience in business class on a standard commercial flight. According to Dezeen , each seat is accompanied by "a cocktail table, a screen providing educational materials and activities, a central console, personal storage and a beverage holder."

There's also a concierge service on board to ensure that all guests are catered to during their six-hour trip at altitude. Flyers will be offered "a gourmet meal as well as drinks" as part of their fare and will be able to "stream and use their mobile phones from the capsule," though the capsule's two-metre-high elliptical windows might make for better viewing.

Space Perspective's virtual tour of Spaceship Neptune reveals the luxury interior of its Space Lounge, complete with comfortable lounge chairs, mood lighting, and even plants and herbs that can be used in food and drink prep. The vessel also has its very own cocktail menu because, after all, it's five o'clock somewhere down on the Earth below.

The experience aboard Spaceship Neptune is fully customizable for those explorers looking to book a full capsule. "From the menu and cocktails onboard, to the soundtrack and lighting, your individual preferences can be incorporated into your journey to create your definitive ultimate adventure," the company's official website notes.

While space travel has opened up to the public, it's only possible for those who can afford it and prices vary from company to company. For example, a suborbital trip with Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic will typically cost between $250,000 to $500,000 while SpaceX is considerably more – a reported $55 million each for those that travelled to the Space Station .

Companies offering balloon rides over rocket launches can offer space tourism experiences at lower prices. A voyage with World View will cost $50,000 a ticket and they have "flexible financing" options available for curious space explorers. Meanwhile, Space Perspective is asking $125,000 per ticket with a $1,000 refundable deposit to reserve a seat.

Launch Dates

Booking a galactic getaway is just a few clicks away and most of the companies mentioned in this article are already up and running with their space tourism ventures. Reuters reports that Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed flight in June and the company currently remains open to bookings for flights in 2022 right the way through to 2025 and beyond.

Virgin Galactic opened its ticket sales back up in February and is still taking spaceflight reservations now. The company aims to have about three launches per month when operations start in 2023, according to SpaceNews. Likewise, SpaceX welcomes people to start planning their journeys now, though it's unclear when those flights will actually launch.

World View is taking bookings and deposits for its commercial spaceflights, which are scheduled to begin from the Grand Canyon and Great Barrier Reef in 2024, with more locations opening up in the future. And Space Perspective's first flights have sold out for 2024 but the company is still accepting reservations for its spaceflight experiences.

Gorgeous Photos of Earth from Space

Before you start exploring space for yourself, you might want to learn a little more about it. After all, there are over 5,000 planets outside our solar system and there are a lot of weird and wonderful ones . There are also heaps of noteworthy stars to write home about, including one named after a Tolkien character and another that is the farthest star ever detected .

Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

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Last Updated: December 17, 2022

Many of us dream of going to space and over 600 people have traveled to space as astronauts in government-funded agencies such as NASA, the European Space Agency, and Roscosmos. But how much does spaceflight cost in today and how is that expected to change in the coming years? 

With new advancements in spaceflight technology, the costs of space travel are decreasing, making the dream of spaceflight a little closer for us all.

Evolution of Spaceflight Costs and Technologies

During the space race, the cost of sending something into space averaged between $6,000 to over $25,000 per kg of weight not adjusted for inflation and NASA spent $28 billion to land astronauts on the moon, about $288 billion in today’s dollars.

In recent decades, it has averaged around $10,000 per kg though certain missions have been higher due to other factors including the destination, the size of the rocket, the amount of fuel needed, and the cost of fuel. 

After the retirement of the space shuttle program, NASA paid Russia to transport astronauts to the ISS at about $80 million per seat on the Soyuz rocket. NASA’s biggest and newest rocket, the SLS (Space Launch System) which is currently being utilized for the new moon missions including Artemis and Orion, currently costs about $2-4 billion per launch.

But recent years and the addition of private space companies have drastically changed the game. NASA allowed private space companies to develop equipment for missions, including a 2006 partnership with SpaceX under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program to provide resupply for crew and cargo demonstration contracts to the International Space Station (ISS). 

This partnership has continued to flourish over the years with SpaceX successfully launching two NASA astronauts in May 2020 on a Crew Dragon Spacecraft, making SpaceX the first private company to send astronauts to the ISS and the first crewed orbital launch from American soil in 9 years.

With the revolutionary technology of reusable boosters from SpaceX, the cost has plummeted, achieving less than $1,600 per kg with the Falcon Heavy (still totaling more than $100 million per launch) and even a projected cost of under a thousand for their next generation model Star Ship.

 These recent innovations are even making SLS the more expensive, less efficient option if SpaceX’s projections continue to progress as expected within margins of error. We shall see how NASA plans to adapt goals in light of this.

The Falcon Heavy is a cost-effective option for launching payloads into space.

The rise of private space companies

With private space companies, the opportunity for civilians to book a trip to space similar to booking a flight came closer to reality. Dennis Tito was the first private citizen to pay for a trip to space with a trip to the ISS from April 28th to May 6th, 2001 for $20 million dollars. Tito purchased his experience through Space Adventures Inc. which was founded in 1998 and offers a variety of different space experiences. They even acquired Zero Gravity Corporation, NASA’s provider of Reduced Gravity Training (not in space) for its astronauts, in 2008. They offer similar experiences for private individuals starting at about $8,200 as of this publishing (December 2022).

Space Adventures sent seven other space tourists to the ISS through 2009, but due to a number of factors, Space Adventures had to put their ISS offerings on hold until 2021 when they were able to purchase two Soyuz seats due to NASA moving their contract to SpaceX. Space Adventures sent two people to the ISS via the Roscosmos Soyuz rocket in December 2021 and is working on expanding its offerings.

In addition to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, there are a number of other private space companies getting into the commercial spaceflight/ space tourism market, most notably Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origins.

Flight Providers & Rates

What are the current rates for commercial spaceflight tickets? What commercial spaceflight trips have already happened? All prices are per person/ per seat.

SpaceX has had the most experience in sending humans to space thanks to its partnership with NASA and Musk has made it clear that he wants to make space travel an option for the public. To date, SpaceX has offered two commercial spaceflight options and has one big one planned for the future:

• SpaceX completed a Multi-Day Orbital Voyage, the first of their new plan to offer private astronaut experiences through their NASA partnership.  
• Estimated $55 million for a 3-day stay inside a modified SpaceX Dragon capsule orbiting the Earth at 357 miles (574 km) with three crewmates, sponsored by billionaire Jared Isaacman to raise money for St Jude’s Children’s Hospital
• Partnership between SpaceX and Houston-based Axiom Space Inc.
• $55 million for a 10-day trip to ISS at 408 km with a weeklong (8-day) stay in the orbital lab. 
• Expected to continue in 2023
• Axiom plans to build a stand-alone space station to replace the ISS with the first module expected to launch in 2024.
• Steve Aoki: American DJ and record producer
• Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd: American science communicator, content creator, photographer, and musician
• Yemi A.D.: Czech choreographer, art director and performer
• Rhiannon Adam: Irish photographer
• Karim Iliya: British photographer and filmmaker
• Brendan Hall: American filmmaker and photographer
• Dev Joshi: Indian television actor
• Choi Seung-hyun (stage name: T.O.P.): South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor
• Cost is unknown, likely a minimum of $500 million

2. Blue Origin

Blue Origin: currently offers a 100km 12-minute ride to the Karman Line, the recognized boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space; pricing is still unclear and dependent on a variety of factors 

• On July 2021, Jeff and Mark Bezos went into space on the New Shepard rocket with Oliver Daemen (who won the trip through an auction bid of around 28 million) and honored guest Wally Funk (a member of Mercury 13, the private program in which women trained to be astronauts but ultimately never went to space)
• Blue Origin has completed 6 commercial space flights as of this publishing. Some “honorable guests” have been invited free of charge, such as Funk and actor William Shatner (Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek). Some have been sponsored or have received special deals due to their nonprofit status.
• $28 million winning auction bid for the first flight ( $19 million was donated)
• $1 million for a board member of a nonprofit
• About $1.25 for a Dude Perfect comedy group crew member, hosted by MoonDAO in August 2022

3. Virgin Galactic Subortbital Joy Ride

Virgin Galactic Subortbital Joy Ride: $450,000 for a 90-minute ride to suborbital space 50km above sea level 

• In July 2021, founder Richard Branson flew to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere with two pilots and three other Virgin Galactic employees as the first test of commercial spaceflight for the company
• Each VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo carries up to four passengers
• Expected flights are currently anticipated to begin in 2023 
• Includes training accommodations and amenities; launches from New Mexico

4. Roscosmos/ Space Adventures Customized ISS Trip

Roscosmos/ Space Adventures Customized ISS Trip: $50-60million for a 12-day trip to the ISS at 408 km

• In October 2021 an actress and director shot scenes for the first movie filmed in space
• December 2021 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano for two days (same billionaire planning to go to the moon with SpaceX)
• With the current situation between Russia and Ukraine, this option is effectively nonexistent currently

5. Space Perspective

Space Perspective: a six-hour balloon ride to space/ the stratosphere on their “Spaceship Neptune” at $125,000

• Rides are currently scheduled to begin by the end of 2024. 
• A pressurized capsule will be slowly lifted by a football-field-sized hydrogen-filled balloon 19 miles (30 km) into the stratosphere, about 3 times the altitude of commercial planes. 
• The passenger cabin features a bar, bathroom, and windows for sightseeing and is expected to carry 8 passengers and 1 pilot per trip.

6. Aurora Space Station (no longer in development)

Aurora Space Station was supposed to be the world’s first luxury space hotel, offering a 12-day stay for $9.5 million allowing them to free float, observe space and earth, practice hydroponics and play in a hologram deck, but they shut down operations and refunded all deposits in March 2021. They received a lot of media attention and therefore are noted here due to that notoriety.

Conclusion: the current cost of flying to space

Currently, it is only available to those who can spend an average of $250,000 to $500,000 for suborbital trips (about a fifteen-minute ride to the edge of space and back) or flights to actual orbit at more than $50 million per seat (though typically a longer trip than 15 minutes).

It could be free/ discounted if you can find a sponsor, often for nonprofit/ charity purposes, or if you are someone of notoriety that can help spread the company’s mission. 

Waitlists are available for most offerings, with a deposit, with many stretching years into the future, which might end up helping you have a spot at a more reasonable price in the future if you can save up.

Many companies are looking to provide extended stay options on private space stations in the future, similar to how you might book a flight somewhere and stay in a hotel for a few days. Again, for the immediate future, this is estimated to cost tens of millions of dollars. The biggest portion of the cost would be launching them, though it is still estimated that a couple million dollars will be needed to cover the expenses of your stay while you are on the space station, whether that is included in the ticket price or added on top of that.

Many companies are hopeful they can eventually price a trip to space down to $100,000 but that will likely take some time, even with the cost-saving measures of reusable boosters. Many forms of recent technology have evolved exponentially in recent years and with dropping price rates as well. Just as plane travel was originally prohibitively expensive, but has now become fairly reasonable for the average consumer, the hope is that the same will eventually happen with space tourism, but we will have to see how long that takes. 

While the possibility of going to space is still out of reach for many of us, hopefully, the advancements in recent years and those yet to come will help to continually lower the costs of going to space, just as has occurred in many other fields. This author, for one, truly hopes that the interest of the elite who are currently able to participate in these offerings will spur research and development, not just of space tourism but space exploration in general, to help fuel a quicker journey to space access for all

Written by Sarah Hoffschwelle

Sarah Hoffschwelle is a freelance writer who covers a combination of topics including astronomy, general science and STEM, self-development, art, and societal commentary. In the past, Sarah worked in educational nonprofits providing free-choice learning experiences for audiences ages 2-99. As a lifelong space nerd, she loves sharing the universe with others through her words. She currently writes on Medium at  https://medium.com/@sarah-marie  and authors self-help and children’s books.

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Recently, Sierra Nevada Corporation designed an advanced new spacecraft to take humans into space for various purposes, including space exploration and space tourism.  There are two types of space tourism.

●          Orbital

●          Suborbital

Orbital Space tourism is a full orbit around the earth. This type of space-traveling is the most expensive of the three.  Suborbital Space tourism is a half orbit around the earth. This is twice as cheap as Orbital Space tourism.

A trip on SpaceX costs around 52 million dollars. Then there’s Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser, which is a reusable space vehicle. The corporation designed Dream Chaser was designed to carry up to 11,000 pounds of cargo and can hold 2 to 7 astronauts. Cheaper ways of traveling to space are now being developed as the idea of reusable spacecraft has emerged.

Maybe you want to take advantage of the space tour advantage to go on a twelve-day trip into Earth’s orbit. You will be traveling 1700 miles per hour, which is fast enough to see the earth’s entire surface rotate underneath you. The price for these trips is still prohibitive.

I Have the Funds – So What Do I Pack?

Deciding what to pack for a regular trip on terra firma can be difficult. So imagine how hard it is to pack for space.  You’re limited to a specific number of pound. Your travel company will classify materials in terms of dimensions and mass . Theymust determine that whatever you carry does not endanger the crew.  Materials are packed into protected foams and inserted into specific bags for orbit.

So what would you pack for a trip to space when you can carry only a light bag? 

The less you pack, the better. There’s no gravity in space, and things can float away. It is best to only pack the stuff you need. Everything has to be packed so it wouldn’t get damaged on its way to space.  

First, you will need health supplies.  The spacecraft will have first aid equipment, but you should take a month’s supply of any medication you’re taking. If you have a condition that flares up, such as asthma or a peanut allergy, take your meds with you as well. This is very important as there are no hospitals in space. 

You may want to bring a camera to capture the greatness of the outside world. Space is full of extraordinary things beyond the imagination, so there is no question whethr people would like to go there. The galaxy is a beautiful place, full of awe-inspiring sights. It is a wonderful dream vacation. 

Personal Hygiene in Space

You can’t shower in space because of the same gravity issue. If you tried, the water and soapsuds would float around and stick to everything. Instead, you’ll need to take sponge baths. Pack a sponge, some liquid soap, and two towels. You’ll also need rinse-less shampoo to clean your hair.

NASA instructs its astronauts to wear one pair of underwear for up to one week before changing. Good thing the air aboard the shuttles is much cleaner than that of the Earth and clothes don’t stick to your body in space. You’ll most likely wear one spacesuit for the entire trip.

So what about the feminine hygiene needs of women in space? Many female astronauts opt not to have a period while in space by taking oral contraceptives back to back. It’s one of the options to try if you schedule your space flight during your time of the month.

How Long Should I Pack For?

Space tourism will probably last a total of ten days. It will be two days of orbiting and, for the least, eight days onboard the spacecraft. This is tourism, unlike astronauts who spend around four to six months in space.

We hope this article helps you decide what to put in your bag. Remember to pack light, and go for it! It’s so exciting to be in the middle of a space-traveling revolution.

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Space Tourism: Can A Civilian Go To Space?

2021 has been a busy year for private space tourism: overall, more than 15 civilians took a trip to space during this year. In this article, you will learn more about the space tourism industry, its history, and the companies that are most likely to make you a space tourist.

What is space tourism?

Brief history of space tourism, space tourism companies, orbital and suborbital space flights, how much does it cost for a person to go to space, is space tourism worth it, can i become a space tourist, why is space tourism bad for the environment.

Space tourism is human space travel for recreational or leisure purposes . It’s divided into different types, including orbital, suborbital, and lunar space tourism.

However, there are broader definitions for space tourism. According to the Space Tourism Guide , space tourism is a commercial activity related to space that includes going to space as a tourist, watching a rocket launch, going stargazing, or traveling to a space-focused destination.

The first space tourist was Dennis Tito, an American multimillionaire, who spent nearly eight days onboard the International Space Station in April 2001. This trip cost him $20 million and made Tito the first private citizen who purchased his space ticket. Over the next eight years, six more private citizens followed Tito to the International Space Station to become space tourists.

As space tourism became a real thing, dozens of companies entered this industry hoping to capitalize on renewed public interest in space, including Blue Origin in 2000 and Virgin Galactic in 2004. In the 2000s, space tourists were limited to launches aboard Russian Soyuz aircraft and only could go to the ISS. However, everything changed when the other players started to grow up on the market. There are now a variety of destinations and companies for travels to space.

There are now six major space companies that are arranging or planning to arrange touristic flights to space:

• Virgin Galactic;
• Blue Origin;
• Axiom Space;
• Space Perspective.

While the first two are focused on suborbital flights, Axiom and Boeing are working on orbital missions. SpaceX, in its turn, is prioritizing lunar tourism in the future. For now, Elon Musk’s company has allowed its Crew Dragon spacecraft to be chartered for orbital flights, as it happened with the Inspiration4 3-day mission . Space Perspective is developing a different balloon-based system to carry customers to the stratosphere and is planning to start its commercial flights in 2024.

Orbital and suborbital flights are very different. Taking an orbital flight means staying in orbit; in other words, going around the planet continually at a very high speed to not fall back to the Earth. Such a trip takes several days, even a week or more. A suborbital flight in its turn is more like a space hop — you blast off, make a huge arc, and eventually fall back to the Earth, never making it into orbit. A flight duration, in this case, ranges from 2 to 3 hours.

Here is an example: a spaceflight takes you to an altitude of 100 km above the Earth. To enter into orbit — make an orbital flight — you would have to gain a speed of about 28,000 km per hour (17,400 mph) or more. But to reach the given altitude and fall back to the Earth — make a suborbital flight — you would have to fly at only 6,000 km per hour (3,700 mph). This flight takes less energy, less fuel; therefore, it is less expensive.

• Virgin Galactic: $250,000 for a 2-hour suborbital flight at an altitude of 80 km;
• Blue Origin: approximately $300,000 for 12 minutes suborbital flight at an altitude of 100 km;
• Axiom Space: $55 million for a 10-day orbital flight;
• Space Perspective: $125,000 for a 6-hour flight to the edge of space (32 km above the Earth).

The price depends, but remember that suborbital space flights are always cheaper.

What exactly do you expect from a journey to space? Besides the awesome impressions, here is what you can experience during such a trip:

• Weightlessness . Keep in mind that during a suborbital flight you’ll get only a couple of minutes in weightlessness, but it will be truly fascinating .
• Space sickness . The symptoms include cold sweating, malaise, loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, and vomiting. Even experienced astronauts are not immune from it!
• G-force . 1G is the acceleration we feel due to the force of gravity; a usual g-force astronauts experience during a rocket launch is around 3gs. To understand how a g-force influences people , watch this video.

For now, the most significant barrier for space tourism is price. But air travel was also once expensive; a one-way ticket cost more than half the price of a new car . Most likely, the price for space travel will reduce overtime as well. For now, you need to be either quite wealthy or win in a competition, as did Sian Proctor, a member of Inspiration4 mission . But before spending thousands of dollars on space travel, here is one more fact you might want to consider.

Rocket launches are harmful to the environment in general. During the burning of rocket fuels, rocket engines release harmful gases and soot particles (also known as black carbon) into the upper atmosphere, resulting in ozone depletion. Think about this: in 2018 black-carbon-producing rockets emitted about the same amount of black carbon as the global aviation industry emits annually.

However, not all space companies use black carbon for fuel. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket has a liquid hydrogen-fuelled engine: hydrogen doesn’t emit carbon but simply turns into water vapor when burning.

The main reason why space tourism could be harmful to the environment is its potential popularity. With the rising amount of rocket launches the carbon footprint will only increase — Virgin Galactic alone aims to launch 400 of these flights annually. Meanwhile, the soot released by 1,000 space tourism flights could warm Antarctica by nearly 1°C !

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So would anyone mind giving me some guidelines for the engines in this pack.  I've tried making a few different designs.  My first vision is a J type body, with a large docking connector 2 cargo bays and then a fuel section followed by engine mount.  I've had trouble finding a good balance because I don't seem to be understanding the engines.

Question, there are only 4 engines right?  Dark Goo, Circular Scramjet, big inline scramjet and the smaller liquid fuel/ox one?  I keep seeing this small inline scramjet in pictures but I don't see it in the mod. (sorry for not knowing their names don't have it in front of me).

I've been building space planes in stock with the Rapier NERV combo.  Rapiers to get to orbit, then kick in Nervs.  I haven't figured out a similar combo in this mod.  It seems to me the little liquid/ox engine is the closest efficiency to the nerv in space.  (I'm trying to not use the dark goo mostly because while its REALLY COOL I feel its a little OP .  I may use it for fun or on a station at some point later)

Now I've successfully made it to orbit using the little liq/ox engine and the circular scramjet.  (Love the effect on the scramjet as you speed up btw!)  However, I have very little fuel left when I get to orbit because the little engines eat up a lot.

My end goal is an SSTO that I can take to minmus or the mun with decent cargo.

*note I've also go the Mark4 pack with the scimitar engines if those would be better choices.

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Been LOVING this mod since the 1.9 update, can't live without it....

Tiny SSTO for transfering a pilot and 5 passengers to LKO with ~~5k+ dV left. Minimalistic approach based around a J-81 engine, designed to get kerbals to (and back from) moon/minmus mining stations.

J-class SSTO for getting kerbals to and from anywhere!

2400 monoprop assures you can dock while you're proper drunk, you got reaction wheels for all movement besides docking, perfect for my needs!

Based around the impeccable design of x2 J-81 paired with x2 J-92 engines, seriously this will push any SSTO into orbit as long as it's less than 200t, with a peak power of 6KkN.

This baby hits a 75x75km orbit with nearly 11km/s left, all you need to do is point this baby to 15 degrees up after take off and sit back, this excrements is so good it might even complete assignments for you, nobody knows!  

Will upload either of them if asked, I use KSP Interstellar for the RCS thrusters (they're GREAT)  though (still waiting for OPT ones) but can remove those parts for the upload.

@flyguybc There are actually 7 (3 in the main mod and 4 in legacy which must be installed since you're seeing Mk2 engines). If you type J- into the search bar you'll see nearly all of OPT's engines.

Respectively the engines you're calling out should be Dark Drive , J-92 (the 2.5m air-breather), J-60 ScreamJet (air-breathing Mk2 with built-in tank) and either the ARI-7x (1.25m LFO engine) or J-81 S3B1ZzR Nacelle (Mk2-ish LF & LFO engine).

The J-92 is equivalent to the J-61 (both shown here) performance-wise, but its defining difference is form factor. Aside from a little more weight, and lower Isp. (4000s vs 7000s) which may seem like a lot of loss it reaches peak performance just a little quicker and will go places that Mk2 engines can't (especially when mk2 to 2.5m adapters ...and Rapier clusters...aren't welcome).

The official cover image for OPT has an ARI-7x engine cluster.

A bunch of J-81 s on the first craft and J-60 s on the second craft in spoiler.

The J-81 Nacelles are nearly as OP as Dark Drive (which is actually very OP but it's very good that it is...what great parts mod doesn't have an ultimate engine in it somewhere?). The J-81 are both air engines with amazing power and LFO engines with Isp of 2000s and will replace Rapier-Nuke clusters by themselves.

J-60 ScreamJets expand and become larger than Mk2 at the business end whereas the J81 can fit inside a Mk2 fuselage and nobody would ever know it's there. They're as wonderful as any other OPT air engine but they have built-in tankage so you don't have to dig for and add as many (or any) separate tanks for them but just add a Mk2 intake on the forward end.

I think you're using the term inline incorrectly. There are no inline engines. There are many radial and surface attachable engines.

4 hours ago, flyguybc said: this small inline scramjet

http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/478488screenshot710.png

This one? That's the J-61 Starwaster TurboRamjet . This one is possibly the 3rd most OP engine. Since its very light and very small on top of being no less powerful, it will get you a date with the kraken if the ship it's attached to is also really small. I have two Mk2 planes (shown in OP of this thread) whose TWR can pass 10 because they have two of this engine and are not meant to reach the Mun.

Sorry I mean to say linear. Like this.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine

So I need to download the legacy pack, got it.

Degenerate I would definitely love a copy of your craft files, sans the RCS if that's ok (I've got enough mods running as is lol)  They look great!

So the J-92 is good atmosphere engine.  The ARI have amazing thrust but eat fuel, not as good in space.  

Dark Drive and J81 (linear) are the OP air and space engines. J61 is the small linear also very powerful.

J60 seems to be in between them all if I'm reading right?

Love the information guys!! I'm gonna have fun building this weekend!  

@flyguybc While looking through the files to see all the engines I did realize the J Linear Aerospike is missing. Strange... I rarely use it but its absence matters to me. There is more than one release within v1.9. The changelog mentions updates to that engine plus an alt of the JQS cockpit without intakes so we must be out of date.

The J81 and J61 are not "linear" engines. They are respectively simply rocket/hybrid and air engines. There are mk2 linear aerospikes around but not in OPT.

I'll add what I know of other engines to the post.

Yup it is in the Aerospace manufacturer tab and not in the propulsion science manufacturer tab.

Well, I managed to snag this screenshot before the Aero Overlay utterly crashed my game. (Hint:  do not hit F12 in this version of KSP, it crashes your game inevitably. )

It's completely successful making it to Kerbin orbit largely in part to the four hybrid rocket J-81s. Those things are SERIOUSLY powerful, I hope we get a revised version in the main pack eventually. They kick butt.

The other three engines are two J-61 Starwasters and a J-92.

I've only begun to use those things (J81). They ought to have a more obvious indication that they're nearly as epic as Dark Drive and maybe just a little less Isp. I don't play Career so I don't know if they're comfortably very high on the tech tree.

In what I'm dubbing the Whale Class Cargo Transport, I have made a very nice flying ship. I haven't tested it under load, but it uses the Humpback Legacy parts for cargo bays, and I'm likely to make ones using the J and K forms as well. Powered by two J-60s, four J-61s, and four J-81s, it's as simple as point at the 15, and fly. I prefer to put it at 50% throttle until ~300m/s, then 2/3s throttle thereafter. I also need to do some fuel balancing, as it's still rather light on just LiqFuel for how many engines are being powered.

My kerbal expanse is in full fledge and I had a need for a new larger way of transporting crew. I don't use rockets unless it's to haul up rocket parts to build stuff in orbit, so SSTO was the only way to go for me. I've not made up a name for this one yet, but it's a Juno class SSTO that can carry 6 kerbals in the cockpit and 40 more in passenger modules. It has 9k dV if refueled in LKO , honestly can't remember the dV left if you fly it there because my OPT crafts have a habit of dancing tango if you try to change direction with them and I couldn't be arsed to get a proper reading in again, but 6k dV + sounds more than fair.

Powered by 2 J-92 and 4 J-81 engines.

Watched Avatar the other night and couldn't let go of how awesome big dropships look when their wings start at the top of the fuselage. No clue of how it would affect the aerodynamic model of my craft I set out to create a dropship that could get my rovers/modules to mun/minmus while looking somewhat Avatar-ish. I think I did rather well actually, the 10 vernor RCS thrusters at the CoM (ish) makes landing on moons very easy. I use the retractable RCS thrusters from KSP-Interstellar (please implement similar ones into OPT, they are amazing) for orbital movements, although all my crafts can have the monoprop tanks swapped with liquid/ox and use vernors instead, but then again those wouldn't look as sleek as the KSP-I ones do when you active them, hhhhhnnnnnnggggghhhhh The fuel tank in the bay is just for testing how much I can pull into orbit, that's an 18t tank and I got to my destination of Minmus surface just fine, landing and taking off vertically is no problem, and neither is getting back to and landing on Kerbin without refueling. Only flown this plane like 3 times and I already love it. It's amazing. Maybe it's maybelline Oh, and there's a cargo ramp on this, so you can get your rovers and what not transported to your bases in style! But honestly, the real gamebreaker on this one for me was using the wing pylons on the "wrong" way to offset the CoL further up, I've played with this mod for over half a year and it never even occured to me.. Powered by 2 J-61 and 2 J-81 engines.  

Will put up links to crafts without RCS thrusters if someone wants to try them, apart from those these crafts are stock apart from OPT.  

@degenerate Yes, dihedral wings (if that long-bus has them) are not my friend. I guess they're also not yours. I've done very little with the pylons/wing roots myself. I tend not to build big enough or other such things to need them and I've cleanly avoided using Tweakscale on OPT parts...for no specific reason but it turned out to be a very good idea at one point.

Without those engines, and more use of the NERVs, it can make 2100m/s with apoapsis of over 100km before the air engines die. As NOX means No Oxidizer there is no place for a J-81 or any other über LFO engine.

The previous and still winning model. Not retiring anytime soon.

On 11/4/2016 at 3:33 PM, degenerate said: Been LOVING this mod since the 1.9 update, can't live without it.... Tiny SSTO for transfering a pilot and 5 passengers to LKO with ~~5k+ dV left. Minimalistic approach based around a J-81 engine, designed to get kerbals to (and back from) moon/minmus mining stations.   Hide contents   J-class SSTO for getting kerbals to and from anywhere! 2400 monoprop assures you can dock while you're proper drunk, you got reaction wheels for all movement besides docking, perfect for my needs! Based around the impeccable design of x2 J-81 paired with x2 J-92 engines, seriously this will push any SSTO into orbit as long as it's less than 200t, with a peak power of 6KkN. This baby hits a 75x75km orbit with nearly 11km/s left, all you need to do is point this baby to 15 degrees up after take off and sit back, this excrements is so good it might even complete assignments for you, nobody knows!     Hide contents     Will upload either of them if asked, I use KSP Interstellar for the RCS thrusters (they're GREAT)  though (still waiting for OPT ones) but can remove those parts for the upload.

I'd love both of em, with RCS removed, and replaced with stock, of course

19 hours ago, Heckspress said: I'd love both of em, with RCS removed, and replaced with stock, of course

Here they are without RCS so you can use whichever you like

Juno https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx-awuyHxsTFOVVxeEZNTE9ESHM

Tiny SSTO https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx-awuyHxsTFYlRfLTNPVmlRTDg

On 2016-11-09 at 6:59 PM, JadeOfMaar said: @degenerate Yes, dihedral wings (if that long-bus has them) are not my friend. I guess they're also not yours. I've done very little with the pylons/wing roots myself. I tend not to build big enough or other such things to need them and I've cleanly avoided using Tweakscale on OPT parts...for no specific reason but it turned out to be a very good idea at one point.

@JadeOfMaar , what mod are you using for those pictures? Is it an alternate planet pack, or a "relocate KSC " mod?

I'm on Galileo's Planet Pack, yeah. There are no stock planets, not even Kerbin (and the sun is different too). @Ohm Machre

Huh. I might try it out. I've been using the (slightly outdated) New_Horizons pack by KillAshley.

lol? How so, I'm confused. It works fine (enough) in 1.2.1 with Kopernicus, despite being a 1.1.2 mod. Its only problem is that the KSC is not visible in the post-start screen; it just points to the sky.

Ah, good point. I installed GPP, and I'm rather enjoying it so far.

Unfortunately, I upgraded my Legacy OPT pack and lost the Whale Class. WELP. Gonna have to start that one over.

18 hours ago, degenerate said: Here they are without RCS so you can use whichever you like Juno https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx-awuyHxsTFOVVxeEZNTE9ESHM Tiny SSTO https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx-awuyHxsTFYlRfLTNPVmlRTDg

The tiny SSTO doesn't work even with the legacy pack

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Packing for a trip always feels like a dance between art and science—and attempting to pack light complicates things even further. As a travel journalist, I often find myself on the road several times a month—sometimes for weeks at a time navigating various modes of transportation. This means being self-sufficient with my luggage is key. I also don’t want to be concerned about lost luggage when I travel, so I opt to bring only a carry-on whenever I can. My mantra while packing for any trip, whether it's a domestic weekend getaway or a weeklong international adventure, is that every piece of gear has to be multi-functional to maximize space. Below, my tried-and-true tips for packing light with only a carry-on.

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A key consideration for any trip is choosing the right luggage to fit all your essentials without weighing you down. If you're traveling with just a carry-on-sized bag, you want it to be lightweight yet roomy—expandable options are always helpful. My go-to is the Monos Carry-On Plus, a 7.8-pound hard-shell suitcase sized to fit in overhead bins. The wheels have a 360-spin, making it a breeze to maneuver in tight spaces, and the side handle makes it easy to lift into the overhead bin and in a rental car. The padded front compartment fits my 15-inch laptop, a scarf, and a book in there easily. The suitcase comes with an antimicrobial laundry bag and two shoe bags that further help with packing and organization.

Another smart carry-on option is the Cotopaxi Allpa Roller Bag. The hybrid look of a hardcover back and adjustable softcover front brings the right amount of support and expandability of a traditional carry-on suitcase. It only has two wheels but when I saw how easily the bag moved on different surfaces, I was hooked. Cotopaxi’s fun and vibrant colors also make these suitcases easily identifiable among a sea of like-looking bags at the airport.

Next up: choosing a functional personal item . I paired my suitcase with the Chelsea Backpack from Antler. As a professional photographer, I always travel with my gear and I find the Chelsea is spacious enough to pack my camera, an extra lens, and in-flight essentials: snacks, my Otterbox 3-in-1 MagSafe charging station that helped cut down on extra cords, and my insulated Camelbak water bottle . It even has a zipped, padded laptop area with a separate slip pocket for a tablet. The backpack’s trolley sleeve is a lifesaver, slipping onto my rolling suitcase and allowing me to keep one hand free. And I always pack my Patagonia Ultralight Black Hole tote as an extra bag (for souvenirs or as a daypack for a quick hike). It folds down into a small pouch, making it both packable and functional.

Anyone who struggles with optimizing space when traveling knows that packing cubes are the ultimate solution. Not only are they perfect for organization, but compression ones like these from Monos and Béis save space in your bag. I routinely use about three to five cubes and organize my essentials by category. The bigger cube is for bulky items like jeans, pants, and sweatshirts, the medium is for shirts, and the smaller one is for undergarments and socks. The clear-view window on the Monos packing cubes allows me to see what's inside at a glance, making it easier to get ready. I also carry an extra one to separate dirty laundry on my return trip home.

Opt for lightweight, multi-functional fabrics

I will admit that choosing the right clothes for a multi-week trip is the most challenging part of packing, especially when dealing with different climates. My Duer jeans are my favorite denim. With the right amount of stretch, softness, comfort, and a water-repellent fabric, I wear them on planes, around town, and even hiking. My top picks are these fleece-lined relaxed Girlfriend fit for flights, and the mid-rise performance slim straight for backup. Another new favorite is the Freeflex Roll-Up pants from Kühl. The roll-up feature quickly converts it into a capri, increasing the usability. Plus, they are quick-drying, moisture-managing, and water-resistant.

For daily wear, I pack a few classic, mix-and-match pieces from Prana in neutral colors. Foundation rib tanks and simple short-sleeve tees are versatile, comfortable, and perfect for layering. I recently discovered hemp fabric, a natural fiber that is breathable, antibacterial, and seems to get softer with every wash. Adding Jungmaven tees to my travel wardrobe was a no-brainer because it wicks moisture away from the skin keeping clothes odor free longer so you can get more wear from your tees. A few moisture-wicking UPF 50+ bras that double as sports bras, merino wool breathable natural briefs from Ibex , and Comrad compression socks complete my essentials.

As a runner from the Midwest, I can never pass up the opportunity to tackle trails wherever I go. My Hoka short-sleeved performance tee and multi-pocket jogger tights from Oiselle are ideal because of their quick-drying fabric, which means I don’t need sweatshirts to keep me warm while running outside.

Keeping up with the theme of packing multi-purpose clothing, I chose between two outerwear pieces depending on the season—the Stretchdown light vest from Mountain Hardwear or a Silent Down Jacket from Patagonia. The vest is a lightweight layering piece that packs down to a pouch for convenience. The jacket, which I wear on the plane (another tip: don't pack your bulkiest pieces; wear them in transit), is incredibly soft, warm enough for 30 to 40-degree Fahrenheit weather, thanks to the down insulation, and not too technical—the perfect outerwear for a nice dinner.

Deciding on what shoes to bring on any trip is always a bit tricky, but generally, you want to go classic and neutral. Because of space restrictions, I opted for a white walking shoe that would go with any outfit (worn on the plane) and packed my lightweight gym shoes as a backup. Clae’s white vegan leather sneakers have traveled with me across continents and continues to hold form even after hours of walking everywhere. For my running and training routines, I lean on my Agility Peak 5 running shoe from Merrell. It performs flawlessly on gravel and concrete and after getting caught unprepared in a sudden downpour one too many times, I always choose the Gore-Tex waterproof style. A cute pair of lightweight Tevas sandals that are also waterproof and breathable round out my footwear choices.

Don’t sacrifice your body care routine—just adjust it

After a lot of trial and error over years of extensive travel, I finally curated just the right selection of products for my Dopp kit . The key is to trim down your routine (and packing list) with multi-purpose products that still get the job done and leave you feeling refreshed. Everist plant-based waterless shower travel essentials are a game changer and the travel-size tins save a lot of space. I also recently switched to waterless moisturizers and lotion bars for travel after having to ditch many creams and bottles at security because of liquid restrictions. My go-tos are Glow Face Stone solid face moisturizer and Forest Sone lotion bar from Kate McLeod. And all this packs away in my carry-on-friendly Monos Metro toiletry case.

After traveling thousands of miles with just a carry-on, there are a few hacks I always rely on that make a huge difference to my overall outlook on traveling as lightly as possible. I always clip a few carabiners to my backpack or suitcase (if possible). In a pinch, these hold nicknacks like an extra jacket, a water bottle, or my sandals if I am running out of space. A buff is a must and an easy way to protect your face, neck, and head from the elements. It also acts as a neck warmer and mask on planes. And my Sea to Summit inflatable two-ounce camping pillow has been a lifesaver during many unscheduled airport overnights thanks to cancellations and delays—I never leave home without it.

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The function SALTO - ProAccess SPACE Software - SALTO Wireless BLUEnet - SPACE-OPT-0033 enables wireless networking with BLUEnet-capable hardware for online functionalities. BLUEnet is the new wireless technology from SALTO for radio networking of wireless door components. It uses the Bluetooth interface for communication. The structure of the infrastructure is similar to that of the previous wireless technology SALTO RFnet.

Both technologies, RFnet and BLUEnet, can be operated in parallel in one installation. With the new wireless technology, the long escutcheon fitting XS4 One as well as the BLE versions of the short fitting XS4 Mini and the design lock Ælement can also be operated via radio in the SALTO access solutions.

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