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by Schweigi 1800 days ago
But it is the most expensive carnival ride! What we saw today is the birth of space tourism. That’s what made the live stream so exciting. Right now it’s still expensive but with the super re-usable approach of Virgin Galactic costs will get lower and lower. In the future (years) it mit might only cost a few thousand bucks for a ride. That’s also why the live stream was so “commercial” - to show you the future where going to space (even if briefly) is nothing more than a plane ride with Dave and Mike as your pilots.
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I would not call it "space tourism". "Suborbital tourism" is better term.