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What is Space Tourism? | How Space Travel for Civilians Will Work
Oct 7, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of space tourism and discover how ordinary people may soon travel beyond Earth. In this video, we explain what space tourism is, how it works, and what the future holds for civilian space travel. From commercial rockets and space hotels to zero-gravity experiences, learn how companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are making space travel accessible. Understand the technology, safety measures, and challenges behind taking a journey to the final frontier. 💫 What You’ll Learn in This Video: What is space tourism and why it’s gaining popularity How civilian space travel works Companies leading the space tourism industry The cost, safety, and training involved in space tourism Future possibilities: orbiting hotels, lunar trips, and beyond If you’re curious about space exploration, futuristic travel, and the next frontier in tourism, make sure to subscribe and stay updated with the latest in space technology! Don’t forget to like, comment, and share this video with anyone fascinated by space and the future of travel.
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Hello and welcome to our channel. What
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is and how to? Today we're standing at
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the edge of something extraordinary.
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Space tourism. Yes, ordinary people, not
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just astronauts, getting the chance to
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leave Earth and experience the cosmos
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firsthand. The question is, what exactly
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is space tourism? And more importantly,
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how will it actually work? Well, buckle
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up because we're about to launch into
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the future of human travel beyond the
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atmosphere.
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One, the birth of space tourism.
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Space tourism is the concept of
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traveling into outer space for
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recreational purposes rather than
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scientific or military missions. It's
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not entirely new. The first space
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tourist, Dennis Tito, flew to the
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International Space Station back in
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2001, but that required millions of
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dollars and years of training. What's
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new today is that companies like SpaceX,
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Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic are
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racing to make space travel more
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accessible, safer, and at least someday
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affordable.
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Just like air travel was once only for
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the wealthy, but eventually became
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mainstream, space tourism is on the same
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trajectory. Right now, it's in its
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infancy, but the progress in just the
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past decade has been stunning. We're
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moving from the era of science fiction
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into science fact and the dream of being
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a tourist in space is closer than ever
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before. Two, how will people actually
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travel to space? The idea of hopping
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into a spaceship like you board a plane
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sounds simple, but the process is much
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more complex. Space tourists will travel
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aboard specially designed spacecraft.
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Some in rocket capsules like SpaceX's
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Crew Dragon, others in space planes like
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Virgin Galactic's VSSS Unity. The
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journey begins with a vertical launch or
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a carrier aircraft that lifts the space
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plane into the stratosphere before
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firing its rocket engine. In just a few
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minutes, passengers will cross the
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Carmon line, the boundary of space about
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100 km above Earth. At that point,
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engines cut off, silence falls, and the
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magic begins. You'll float in
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microgravity, unbuckle from your seat,
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and watch Earth curve beneath you
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through giant windows. After several
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minutes, the spacecraft re-enters the
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atmosphere and glides or parachutes back
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down. The whole trip may only last an
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hour or two, but the experience seeing
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Earth from space will stay with you
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forever.
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Three, the price tag of a ticket to
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space. Let's be real, space tourism
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isn't cheap, at least not yet. Early
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space flights are costing anywhere from
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$250,000 to several million per seat.
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Virgin Galactic suborbital flights are
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currently priced at around $450,000,
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while orbital missions by SpaceX can
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cost tens of millions. Why so expensive?
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Because rockets and spacecraft require
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cutting edge engineering, fuel,
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training, and safety systems that push
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technology to the limit. But here's the
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interesting part. Remember how air
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travel started in the 1920s and 30s?
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Only the ultra rich could fly. Fast
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forward a few decades and millions of
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people could afford plane tickets. The
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same is expected for space travel. As
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technology improves and competition
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increases, the costs will drop
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dramatically. In the future, a trip to
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space could be as common as an overseas
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vacation.
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Four, training and preparation for
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tourists. You can't just walk into a
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spaceport, grab a coffee, and board a
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spaceship. Even as a tourist,
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preparation is essential. Before the
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flight, participants undergo physical
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training, including practicing
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weightlessness in parabolic flights,
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learning emergency procedures, and
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familiarizing themselves with spacecraft
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operations. This isn't as intense as
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astronaut training, but it's enough to
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make sure passengers can handle the
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G-forces of launch and the
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disorientation of zero gravity. Training
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may last from a few days to a few weeks
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depending on the mission. Beyond the
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physical aspect, there's also a strong
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psychological element. Space can be
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overwhelming. The silence, the vastness,
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the sudden perspective of seeing Earth
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as a tiny blue ball floating in
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darkness. This is called the overview
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effect and it changes people forever.
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Preparation is as much about mind as it
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is about body.
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Five. the space tourism experience. So,
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what exactly do you get as a space
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tourist? The highlight is, of course,
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weightlessness. Imagine unbuckling your
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seat belt and floating like an astronaut
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doing flips and watching drops of water
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float around. Then there's the view,
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seeing Earth's curved horizon, the thin
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blue atmosphere, and the endless
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blackness of space. Tourists will also
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experience the thrill of launch, the
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eerie silence of orbit, and the fiery
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re-entry. Some companies even plan
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luxury accommodations like space hotels
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where tourists could stay in orbit for
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several days. Picture sipping coffee
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while watching the sunrise over Earth 16
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times in one day. This experience goes
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beyond thrill. It's transformative.
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Astronauts describe a profound shift in
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how they see humanity and the planet,
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and space tourists will get a taste of
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that, too. Six, the challenges and risks
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of space tourism. Of course, space
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tourism isn't all glamour. It comes with
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serious challenges. Rockets are complex
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machines, and space travel has inherent
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risks. From technical malfunctions to
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the extreme environment of space, safety
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is the top priority, and companies are
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investing billions in testing and
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redundancy systems to minimize risks.
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Then there's the issue of health,
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radiation exposure, motion sickness, and
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the effects of microgravity on the body.
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Space tourism also raises environmental
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concerns as rocket launches release
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carbon emissions and soot into the
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atmosphere.
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Balancing the excitement of space travel
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with safety and sustainability will be
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the key challenge moving forward. After
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all, if space tourism is to become a
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long-term reality, it must not only be
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thrilling but also responsible. Now
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seven, the future of space hotels and
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colonies. Beyond short flights, the
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future of space tourism points toward
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orbital hotels and even lunar vacations.
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Companies like Orbital Assembly are
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already working on designs for rotating
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space stations that simulate gravity and
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offer luxury suites. Imagine booking a
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room in space with views of Earth
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outside your window. In the longer term,
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some visionaries are even talking about
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lunar bases where tourists could visit
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the moon or Mars colonies as extreme
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vacations of the future.
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While this sounds like science fiction,
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so did smartphones a few decades ago. As
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technology improves and demand grows, we
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could very well see space resorts
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becoming a reality within our lifetimes.
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Eight. Why space tourism matters. At
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first glance, space tourism might look
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like a playground for the rich, but its
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impact runs much deeper. Every new
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industry starts small and exclusive
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before becoming widespread. Space
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tourism is pushing technology forward,
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making rockets reusable, spacecraft
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safer, and science more advanced. These
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innovations will trickle down to benefit
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everyone, from better transportation
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systems to cleaner energy. More
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importantly, space tourism inspires.
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Just as the Apollo missions inspired
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generations to pursue science and
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engineering, the site of ordinary people
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going to space could ignite a new wave
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of dreamers, innovators, and explorers.
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And that's space tourism. What it is,
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how it works, and why it matters. From
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thrilling rocket rides to futuristic
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space hotels, this industry is shaping
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up to be one of the boldest frontiers
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humanity has ever attempted. But now I
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want to ask you, if you had the chance,
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would you buy a ticket to space even for
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just a few minutes of weightlessness and
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the view of Earth from above, or would
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you wait until it becomes safer and more
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affordable? Drop your answer in the
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comments below and don't forget to like
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