Exploring Space For Wealthy Tourists
or some of you who are space enthusiast and are queuing up for a possible space tour – in about a year or two, you could be on your way for a possible space visit, provided you can cough out $200,000. This is definitely going to be a thing for the wealthy, as not many people can part ways with such amount of money. Recent survey reveals that just around 500 people have ever left the Earth’s atmosphere, but forecast suggests that this number could spiral soon. This can be attributed to NASA winding down its operations in a bid to fund the private sector in a multimillion-dollar Space Act Agreement. This has sparked off a flurry of activity within the billionaire investor’s community. In 2001 a millionaire named Dennis Tito spent close to $20 million and has since opened the way for space tourism.Africa’s first space tourist, a young South African, Mark Shuttleworth, an internet mogul is believed to have also spent around the same amount, Dennis paid for his space tour. The rid...