The Real Value Proposition of Suborbital Space Tourism & Travel

Travelling to space and seeing the Earth from above is touted as a profoundly unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience. Despite the excitement that has come with space travel, the industry has also faced challenges in recent years, including launch failures, delays and criticism from people that argue there is no value in space tourism except for billionaires.

Commercial Space Stations : Big Bet or Sure Win?

Last year, NASA awarded Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman $416 million in contracts toward the study of designs of commercially-operated space stations. With the ISS currently planned for retirement by 2031, and following the growing commercialization of LEO, its government owners are looking at potential replacements. Space tourism is publicized as the next commercial.