2007-10-26 03:10:39 · 10 answers · asked by Jansen J 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
We've already done so, and not just astronauts and cosmonauts. There have been a number of space tourists that have stayed on the ISS for a week or so.
2007-10-26 03:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by gamblin man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming that you mean as a tourist and not as a working astronaut, right? It's possible today, but very VERY expensive - the going rate is $20mil for a deluxe trip to the ISS on the Russian Soyuz.
Virgin Galactic is going to be starting its operations in the next few years. This will be an 'Al Shepherd' experience - a quick suborbital flight with about 10 minutes of weightlessness. The price tag for this experience will be a quarter of a million bucks, but they're selling tickets like crazy.
That's good news for those of us who can't afford to light cigars with 20 dollar bills, because they will then use this success to build more vehicles and expand their business. Higher capacity will drive the prices down.
And this is just the first ever generally available ride into space. As long as things continue this way, average people should be able to make it to space in a few decades just like average people started travelling by jets once the jet set paid for the businesses back in the 60s.
2007-10-26 04:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by ZeroByte 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, absolutely.
Space adventures (the first source) has already sent several space tourists to the space station. But the cost is many millions of dollars and you have to train with the cosmonauts in Russia for 9 months. The same company is also offering a trip that would orbit the Moon for $100 million, but nobody has taken that yet. And the necessary rocket has not been built yet. But the plans are all ready as soon as someone comes up with the money.
For cheaper trips, the second source is a company called Virgin Galactic formed in 2004 by Richard Branson (owner of Virgin Atlantic airline) to take people to space for 5 minutes on a suborbital flight for "only" $200,000. But he predicts the price will get lower after enough flights have been done. The space ships are being built right now but have not yet flown. They should be ready in a couple years or so.
Several other companies are planning to offer these suborbital flights, but none of them seems to be as close to getting their space ships built as Virgin Galactic.
Some day, I am sure tourists will get to walk on the Moon, but I bet that will be FAR in the future.
2007-10-26 04:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We already have visited space. Been there got the t-shirt.
I am guessing you mean DEEP space, as in outside of our solar system. I am sure we will someday, probalby not in your lifetime though. But who knows.
At our current technology level, it would probably take several hundred years to get to Pluto, and thats at the point where we are closest together.
2007-10-26 03:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by Todd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure if you mean deep space. We have been in space since the early 60's and right now we are there in the Space Station. I believe that sometime in the distant future humankind will have the technologies to move out to stars and beyond.
2007-10-26 03:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by stargrazer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Not someday. Already astronautes has gone to space. And maybe we will be able to make our homes one day at space.
2007-10-26 05:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have been "visiting space" for more than 40 years. All you have to do is wake up and pay attention.
2007-10-26 16:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes... but 15 100 1000 maybe.... human is very intelligent creature... i believe that someday there would be someone who can make that happen...
2007-10-26 20:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by XFNET 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been posible since the 60's
2007-10-26 03:18:43 · answer #9 · answered by Ben H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know as much us homie
2007-10-26 03:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by sjdevils49 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋