Assuming competion would bring the cost down, how large of an industry would have to exist and how long would it take to make space travel (assuming orbit) affording by say: the upper middle and upper economic classes? Can anyone point to some web sites of whom the leading companies that might provide such a service?
2006-12-19 13:05:07 · 2 answers · asked by Westbound 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Suborbital flights will start at $200,000. Orbital passenger flights have already been done for $20 million, but the price is going UP to $25 million.
2006-12-19 13:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on who you fly with.
Virgin Galactic (who teamed up with Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites, winner of the X-Prize) is offering flights for roughly $200,000 with a 10% deposit up front.
the Russian space program is offering flights as well...$200,000 for a sub-orbital flight and 20 million for actual space flight and docking with the International Space Station.
There are a multitude of smaller companies that are working on space-tourism, so keep on a lookout.
-p
2006-12-21 06:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by solidstateonline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋