Companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, or Virgin Galactic have recently funneled their visionary ideas into ship prototypes, and even accomplished the first few successful tourist flights above our atmosphere’s edge.
However, it’s crucial that we widen our eyes not only to the stars but also to the technological and economic realities at our feet.
Space tourism remains an infant within the travel industry, taking tentative steps and priced at a level that could shoot our bank account into the thermosphere without leaving Earth.
I remember grinning from ear to ear when Elon Musk announced SpaceX would send regular folks orbiting the Moon.