space tourism
Civilian extraterrestrial travel
Space tourism is commercial travel beyond Earth's atmosphere for recreational purposes rather than scientific research or professional missions.
Private companies now offer suborbital flights that briefly cross the boundary of space, while orbital trips to the International Space Station represent the high end of the market.
Space tourism was once science fiction, but wealthy travelers have already made the journey.
The industry promises to expand as costs decrease and technology improves.
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- liftoffMoment of ascent
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
cosmodrome · suborbital · astronaut · cosmonaut · mission · trajectory · booster · propulsion
Entry permit slip
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- industryEconomic production sector
market · startup · venture · investment · revenue · profit · entrepreneur · corporation
Orbiting celestial body
- dockingConnecting to a port
- moduleIndependent functional component
- microgravityExtremely weak gravitational force
- reentryComing back in
Hubble · payload · geosynchronous · rendezvous · cupola · habitation · outpost
Absence of apparent mass
- zero-gravityAbsence of gravitational pull
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
pioneering · voyage · excitement · once-in-a-lifetime · breathtaking · exhilarating · daring · unforgettable
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
countdown · cosmodrome · suborbital · astronaut · cosmonaut · mission · trajectory · booster · propulsion · splashdown
ticket
Entry permit slip
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- packageWrapped item for delivery
industry · market · startup · venture · investment · revenue · profit · entrepreneur · corporation · SpaceX
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
- dockingConnecting to a port
- moduleIndependent functional component
- microgravityExtremely weak gravitational force
reentry · Hubble · payload · geosynchronous · rendezvous · cupola · habitation · outpost
weightlessness
Absence of apparent mass
- zero-gravityAbsence of gravitational pull
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
exploration · pioneering · voyage · excitement · once-in-a-lifetime · breathtaking · exhilarating · daring · unforgettable · otherworldly
exclusive
Limited to one group
high-end · opulent · affluent · wealthy · indulgent · amenities · champagne · suite · concierge · bespoke
- space explorationrockets, Saturn V, satellites, mission, Falcon Heavy
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, liftoff, orbit, countdown
- future techAI, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- Future trendsSDGs, net zero, carbon neutral, renewable energy, solar power
- Futurismjetpacks, holograms, robots, androids, cyborgs
space tourismdomestic travel
Trips within one's nation
staycation · ground transportation · local tourism · backpacking · road trips
space tourismspace exploration
Investigating the cosmos beyond Earth
NASA missions · space research · satellite deployment · space colonization · Mars exploration
space tourismbudget travel
Low-cost trip planning
mass tourism · package holidays · backpacking · economy class · hosteling
space, tourist, spacious, spaceship, spaced, tourism, spaces, spacing, spacecraft