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Richard Branson rejoicing at having successfully shot to melesat space with aircraft developed by his own company, Virgin Galactic. This means that public space travel will become a reality in the near future.
As reported, the British man used the VSS Unity aircraft to reach a sub-orbital altitude of 88 kilometers. Later, space tourists will have a similar experience, gazing at the beauty of the Earth from up there.
However, for the near future, space tourism is definitely for the rich. Yes, the harsh reality is that for the average person, going on a trip in this way will not be affordable with their pocket.
“Even though Richard Branson announced that ordinary people could win seats to fly in the future, for the average person on the planet, the prospect of space travel is unattainable,” Sky News quoted Sky News as saying. detikINET.
“After landing, Richard Branson also spoke that future astronauts would not be limited by their gender, race or background. But the truth is, that day seems far away.”
Virgin Galactic was founded in 2004 and since then, has sold 600 tickets to people wanting to go into space. The cost is around USD 250 thousand or in the range of IDR 3.6 billion for one way, taking about 1.5 hours. The price factor is what will make it difficult for ordinary people to buy it.
Potential tourists who have waited long enough to fly still have to be patient. Virgin Galactic plans to conduct two more trials and it is likely that commercial flights will materialize in 2022.
The good news is that as time passes, tickets will probably get cheaper. Especially if competing companies emerge. Currently the main rival of Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson in the space tourism business is Blue Origin owned by the world’s richest man today, Jeff Bezos.
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