NASA to open International Space Station to tourists from 2020

[gary]

Full story here :-
https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/nasa-open-international-space-station-tourists-2020-doc-1hc13m1

[multiweb]

Does this include travel insurance and any drink package?

[DarkArts]

No. But there is free oxygen ...

Any word on whether they're going to offer one-way fares? :P

[atkinsonr]

there are limited excursions available, BYO spacesuit.

[Saturnine]

:P :lol: Would they have a Pensioner concession rate, might get a few more takers.

[GrahamL]

They could run a lottery worldwide .. a chance for ALL of us to have a shot .


Would you go ?

[Wavytone]

Oh god... more pollution.

Time to put a firm stop to more junk in low earth orbit - including rich tourists and internet base stations.

[xelasnave]

Perhaps those who determine who may go could organise something along the following lines...call for a respected member of the flat earth organization or group to be taken up to observe the flat earth and report back to the unwashed upon all he saw...arm him with a video link to the subscribers to the flat earth notion so whole auditoriums of flat earth folk could enjoy seeing real time evidence that the world is flat.
Alex

[cannon_gray]

As for me, ISS is a serious science center where tourism is not a good idea. Astronauts are taking experiments there and no one would cheer you up. I heard that a space hotel is planned to be launched by 2022 and that is the perfect place for space tourism. Guests are invited to participate in research experiments. Virtual reality headsets and smart Wi-Fi will be a nice bonus.

[Nikolas]

Holy resurrection batman!