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NASA open doors of International Space Station for tourists

In a surprising new announcement, NASA announced that it will open the International Space Station (ISS) to commerc
Published June 8, 2019 Updated June 10, 2019

In a surprising new announcement, NASA announced that it will open the International Space Station (ISS) to commercial companies, facilities and private astronauts soon.

The space agency declared on Friday about its new, multi-part plan to open doors of ISS for tourists by next year in order to boost its offerings to organizations so that ‘innovation and ingenuity can accelerate a thriving commercial economy in low-Earth orbit’.

According to Business Insider, NASA’s five-part vision is to enable ‘private astronauts to conduct approved commercial and marketing activities on the space station’.

NASA said that it will allow two private astronauts per year to stay up to 30 days each on the space station. However, in order to get to the ISS, the astronauts will have to use a commercial US spacecraft like SpaceX’s or Boeing’s upcoming vehicles. Also, they have to pay $35,000 per day to cover for NASA’s life support, communications and other expenses.

“Providing expanded opportunities at the International Space Station to manufacture, market and promote commercial products and services will help catalyze and expand space exploration markets for many businesses,” the agency said.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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