WASHINGTON: Sensation seekers may soon be able to get their adrenaline kick – and Instagram Instagram envy – from the last limit, because the tourism room finally released.
All you need is a little patience.
And a lot of money.
This is the overview of the residence.
The two companies offer a short “suborbital” hop for several minutes: Biru Biru Jeff Bezos and Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson.
The new blue shepard rocket removed the vertical and the crew capsule released and crossed the Karman line (62 miles, or 100 kilometers, at a height), before falling back to earth with three parachutes.
Virgin Galactic uses a massive carrier aircraft, which takes off from the horizontal foundation then drops a rocket-powered SpacePlane.
This in turn bounced to a height of more than 50 miles before sliding again.
In both cases, up to six passengers can open themselves from their seats to experience a few minutes without weight and take the earth’s view from outer space.
Virgin Galactic said regular commercial flights will start from 2022, following two more test flights.
The waiting list is for a long time, with 600 tickets so far sold.
But the company predicts it will eventually reach 400 flights per year.
Two seats on one of the first flights ready to be contested in a gift lottery: Registration is open until September 1.
As for the original, there is no detailed calendar announced.
“We are planning two more flights this year, then targeting more in 2022,” AFP spokesman said.
Another way to get space is through reality television.
Space Hero, the upcoming show, said he planned to send the winner of the competition to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023.
The first ticket sold by Virgin Galactic was equipped between $ 200,000 and $ 250,000, but the company had warned that The cost for future sales will rise.
Blue origin has not announced the price.
Anonymous winners from the general auction for seats on the first crewed flight paid $ 28 million, but decided to delay their trip.
It is not known how many offers for seats are secured by Dutch teenagers Oliver Daemen, who will fly at the auction winner.
The more “aware of the budget” might consider spending $ 125,000 for a seat in the Neptune room: capsules that offer Windows 360 degrees and appointed to the top atmosphere with balloons of soccer stadiums.
Despite the promise of a spectacular view, the balloon rises only 19 miles – far from the limit of space, and without weight.
300 seats for 2024 everything has been sold, but bookings are open to 2025.
No – you are only expected to be in a reasonable condition.
Virgin galactic training lasts only five days.
Blue origin promises to teach you all you need to know “The day before you launched,” and his first crew flights including Aviator Wally Funk pioneers, which at 82 will be the oldest astronauts.
The company’s requirements included being able to climb seven stairs in less than 90 seconds (launch tower height) and are between 5’0 “and 110 pounds (152 centimeters and 50 kilograms” and 223 pounds (193 cm and 100 kg).
Elon Musk Company Also entered the space tourism game, but the plan involves a much longer travel.
Costs are also predicted to be astronomy – tens of millions of dollars.
In September, American billionaire Jared Isakman had hired a mission called inspiration4 to bring it and three other passengers to Orbit around the earth on the dragon crew spacex, launched into the Falcon 9 rocket room.
Then in January 2022, three entrepreneurs will travel to ISS with experienced astronauts.
Mission, named AX-1, is held by the company’s axiom room, which has registered for three other future flights with SpaceX.
Elon Musk company also planned a trip to orbit for four People, organized by an intermediary space adventure – the same company is responsible for Japanese billionaire flights Yusaku Maezawa to the ISS in December, riding Russian Soyuz rockets.
Meezawa should also travel around the moon in 2023, this time riding a rocket which was still under development by SpaceX, called Starship.
He invited eight public members to join him – but the application is now closed.