Into space: SpaceX sends three tourists and a "companion" to the International Space Station

Ten day tour

March 6, 2020, 10:46 am Reading time: 1 minute

You can book flights to the International Space Station from 2021. SpaceX and Axiom plan to send three paying tourists into space starting later this year. There is also a special employee who is careful not to accidentally press the wrong button.

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If you want and make the necessary changes, you can launch a rocket to the International Space Station [ISS] in the second half of 2021. This is made possible by a partnership between Houston-based private space company Axiom and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Axion was commissioned by NASA to advance the development of commercial flights to the space station.

Three people with "mate"

The Crew Dragon capsule developed by SpaceX can accommodate three paying tourists. Axiom employees will also be on board to ensure that visitors behave correctly and do not interfere with the work of NASA employees. As the New York Times reports, the entire trip takes ten days. Russia is also preparing a private flight to the International Space Station. These should also take place by the end of 2021.

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The exact price of a private flight to the International Space Station cannot be quantified. According to the New York Times, it is estimated to be about $ 55 million. Tickets have been sold. When NASA announced that the International Space Station would be open to tourism in 2019, it conveyed a "overnight price" of $ 35,000. In addition, the flight itself certainly comes at a huge price.