Space Tourism - Page 38

Space tourism refers to the commercial activity of sending private individuals into space for recreational, leisure, or adventure purposes. This emerging industry enables non-professionals—who are not trained astronauts—to experience space travel, which may include suborbital flights that provide brief experiences of weightlessness and views of Earth from space, as well as orbital missions that allow for longer stays in space, typically on space stations or in spacecraft. Space tourism is facilitated by private companies that develop the necessary technology and infrastructure, such as spacecraft and launch facilities, to support these journeys. As the industry evolves, it aims to make space travel more accessible to a broader audience, moving beyond traditional scientific and governmental endeavors to include personal enjoyment and exploration.