Space tourism refers to the access being given to
individuals, who belong to the general public and are not part of any governmental space
agency to fly to outer space and spend time in space
stations.
Nations around the World like the USA, Russia and
the Europe Union contribute to operating space stations which help study the effects of
life in outer space on humans and to conduct other experiments which cannot be performed
on the Earth.
They were off-limits to those who were not
professional astronomers for a long time. But in the recent past with people showing an
interest and willing to pay for the tours, the space stations have started to allow what
is being called " space tourism ."
The first space tourist
was the American businessman named Dennis Tito who spent over a week at the
International Space Station. The facility to make paid trips to outer space is offered
currently only by Russia and it costs between $20 - 30 million.
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