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How Space Tourism Works by Kevin Bonsor Space tourism is an idea whose time has come. It’s going to start soon, and it’s going to grow rapidly, but this idea isn’t at all familiar to most people, including the space industry, who are used to the idea that space is for research or military acticities. Few people are aware of how much work has been done to show that tourism is a realistic goal, and how rapidly this work is now processing... What is Space Tourism? Space Tourism is the term that’s come to be used to mean ordinary menbers of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. Many people find this idea futuristic. But over the past few years a growing volume of professional work has been done on the subject, and it’s now clear that setting up commercial space tourism services is a realistic target for business today. Introduction to How Space Tourism Works Q: How much does a one-week space tourism trip cost? A: The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a 1-week stay in space. Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from NASA, Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the worlds first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station on April 30, 2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS. Greg Olsen, an American businessman, became tourist number three to the ISS on October 1, 2005. On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari, a telecommunications entrepreneur, became the first female space tourist and the fourth space tourist overall. She was also the first person of Iranian descent to make it into space. Charles Simonyi, a software architect, became the fifth