ISS crew space tourist Gregory Olsen, twelfth, Baikonur space station launch pads, Soyuz TMA-7 11: 55 pm was launch from about 10 EDT Monday. Olsen said he will call it the "spaceflight participant" in the second paid $ 20000000, elite group of tourists join area: Dennis Tito's first paid passenger ( $ 20 million) in April 2001, Mark Shuttleworth was in April of 2002 ($ 20 ).
Space tourism is certainly has arrived and it is not going where they open. I predicted would be in the article published in Aviation Week 2000 Norman Augustine, Martin, lockhead former CEO space tourism travel main areas of activity. In 1997, includes United States national leisure travel monitor survey space tourism questions first. Surveyed 1,500 Americans are said to be 42% space cruise ship, interested in flying and travel for average $ 10,800 to spend would be willing.
The industry successfully, however, must change to corporate incidents rather than space tourism travel government programs to private companies from the dominant Russia. Unfortunately, space travel, space usage, an international treaty to 60s and had focused focus government action is mainly established in the 1970's. Adoption of these treaties, but, of course, was only Government space program game town. Cold war in full swing was to mention that. "Space race" attitude is a complete Government supported, dampened private companies rights to deal with space operations control. Lack of vision, but the change has been made, unless we seek to future commercial space tourism complex.
Current law tells the held responsible for space activities at the national, State, Government or private companies. For example, exploded in the Japan sector, Alaska, for launching rockets cause loss of life and Japan the Government company was responsible as well. Given this Setup, all countries also in the commercial space, and risk mitigation activities or otherwise it liability exposure to reduce certain safety and quality standards established the custom settings that you can can be banned.
December 23, 2004, President George w. Bush's launch amendments Act signature commercial space law. This Act further development of the emerging commercial space flight industry, and private human spaceflight specifies both the FAA and the transportation sector adjustment by institutions as.
To promote national legislation on industry to do so, give national regulatory results completely different levels of the patch quilt rising safety and quality standards. We saw in the maritime sector allow cheap flag States under the wise the ship and crew safety requirements. Not the secure administration move to these spaces.
The most appropriate solution is great is that standardization of the same transparency and reliability of space tourism and other commercial activities of private companies in the travel and space, while creating an international treaty. These Treaty principles might therefore adopted laws to apply surveillance and uniform standards for private enterprises in their respective countries, and control.
However, so far does not stop asking first commercial flight in the universe need these standards. Actually a waiting list already exists. Formed Virgin Galactic LLC founder of billionaire Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic airlines commercial passenger space someday will start booting from the soil of the United States 2008. Rates are onboard Virgin Galactic ballistic spacecraft $ 200,000 seats. Ensures a $ 20,000 seat deposit today.
Will Whitehorn, President, Virgin Galactic quoted SPACE.com is "there is a significant level of our now... Deposit is worth about $ 10... to sell starting time flying over at least the first few years we are and I'm sure. ?
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