The next luxury destination may not be another country. It may be orbit.
Private astronaut missions are growing while commercial space stations prepare for a future beyond the International #Space Station.
Today space tourism is still expensive and limited to very few people. But aviation once started the same way.
The real opportunity may not be the ticket itself.
It may be everything travelers will need once more people begin living and working beyond Earth: transportation, energy, communications, food, medical services and digital infrastructure.
That is when space tourism stops being a spectacle and starts becoming an economy.
The biggest question is not when ordinary people will visit space. It is what industries will be created when thousands of people start living beyond Earth.
$SPCX
The next stage may be very different.
Imagine orbital hotels.
Private research stations.
Zero gravity entertainment.
Space based manufacturing.
Trips around the Moon.
#SpaceX
Perhaps one day even regular transport between Earth and permanent settlements beyond it.
The biggest opportunity may not be selling tickets.
It may be building everything those travelers will need.
Transportation. Energy. Communications. Insurance. Food. Medical services. Entertainment and digital infrastructure.
That is when space tourism stops being a spectacle and starts becoming an economy.
I do not think the most important question is when ordinary people will visit space.
The better question is:
What industries will be created when thousands of people start living and working beyond Earth?
The space tourism era may begin with wealthy passengers.
But history suggests the infrastructure built for a few can eventually reshape life for millions.
Would you take a trip to orbit if it became affordable and safe enough?
$SPACE
Private astronaut missions are growing while commercial space stations prepare for a future beyond the International #Space Station.
Today space tourism is still expensive and limited to very few people. But aviation once started the same way.
The real opportunity may not be the ticket itself.
It may be everything travelers will need once more people begin living and working beyond Earth: transportation, energy, communications, food, medical services and digital infrastructure.
That is when space tourism stops being a spectacle and starts becoming an economy.
The biggest question is not when ordinary people will visit space. It is what industries will be created when thousands of people start living beyond Earth.
$SPCX
The next stage may be very different.
Imagine orbital hotels.
Private research stations.
Zero gravity entertainment.
Space based manufacturing.
Trips around the Moon.
#SpaceX
Perhaps one day even regular transport between Earth and permanent settlements beyond it.
The biggest opportunity may not be selling tickets.
It may be building everything those travelers will need.
Transportation. Energy. Communications. Insurance. Food. Medical services. Entertainment and digital infrastructure.
That is when space tourism stops being a spectacle and starts becoming an economy.
I do not think the most important question is when ordinary people will visit space.
The better question is:
What industries will be created when thousands of people start living and working beyond Earth?
The space tourism era may begin with wealthy passengers.
But history suggests the infrastructure built for a few can eventually reshape life for millions.
Would you take a trip to orbit if it became affordable and safe enough?
$SPACE
