Space tourism News
UBS has estimated the potential value of the space tourism market reaching $3 billion annually by 2030.
An earlier prototype crashed during a test flight over California`s Mojave Desert in 2014.
Branson`s participation in Sunday`s flight was announced just over a week ago.
NASA will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days, NASA said.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman on Thursday said that India need to explore space tourism.
After 46 long years, Elon Musk`s space transportation company is all set to sent the world`s first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard its BFR launch vehicle.
Two companies are in the race to take passengers on space tourism and while neither has given a confirmed date yet, it could be as early as in 2019.
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson on Saturday vowed to find out what caused his space tourism company`s passenger spaceship to crash during a test flight, killing one pilot and injuring the other, but expressed a desire to press on with the dream of commercial space flight.
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