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P E R S O N A L S P A C E F L I G H T ( S P A C E T O U R I S M )
B O U G U E Z Z I S A M I S E P T E M B E R
2 0 1 4
M E M O R I A L I Z E D I N B O O K S
A N D M O V I E S :
J U L E S V E R N E ’ S F R O M
E A R T H T O T H E M O O N &
A R O U N D T H E M O O N
S T A N L E Y K U B R I C K ’ S 2 0 0 1 :
T H E S P A C E O D Y S S E Y
A S P I R A T I O N S O F P E R S O N A L
S P A C E F L I G H T S
F I R S T
O R B I T A L
S P A C E F L I G H T
• Triggered by the economic
difficulties faced by the Russian
space industry
• Brokered by Space Adventures
• Launched from Baikonur (
Kazakhstan ) spaceport in Soyuz
TM-32 Spacecraft ( April 28,
2001)
• Time spent : 7 days 22 hours 4
minutes
• Orbited earth 128 times
S U B O R B I T A L
F L I G H T S
• Reaches an altitude higher
than 100 km ( Kármán line
)
• Maximum speed below the
orbital velocity
• Microgravity sensations out
of atmosphere
• Way less energy needed in
comparison with orbital
spaceflights
S P A C E S H I P O N E ’ S S U C C E S S F U L
F L I G H T
I N O C T O B E R 2 0 0 4 , S P A C E S H I P O N E W E N T O N T O C O M P L E T E
T H E F I R S T S U B O R B I T A L P R I V A T E S P A C E F L I G H T B Y
R E A C H I N G 1 0 0 K M I N A L T I T U D E , M A R K I N G T H E E M E R G E N C E
O F S P A C E T O U R I S M ( T H O U G H N O P A Y I N G P A S S E N G E R W A S
O N B O A R D )
S P A C E T R A N S P O R T B U S I N E S S : L A U N C H S E R V I C E S P R O V I D E D
T O :
Government
space
organizations
Satellite
companies
PAYING
SPACE
TOURISTS
R E N T A R O C K E T
T E C H N O L O G Y B Y
• Reusable spacecraft
Dragon V2
• Carries 7 passengers and
Cargo
• Makes a terrestrial soft
landing
• Expected first spaceflight
date : 2016 or 2017
A P R I V A T E S P A C E
P L A N E B Y
• Lynx space plane : two-
seater jet
• Lands on a conventional
runway
• Xcor penned agreements
with tourism companies to
bring tourists into space
• Expected first flight date :
winter 2015
C H A S E Y O U R
D R E A M S W I T H
• Dream chaser : Race-car-like
design
• Can fly manned or
unmanned
• Lands on any runway that
can handle a 737
• Good for at least 30 trips
• Expected first flight date :
2017
T R A V E L T O S P A C E I N A
C A P S U L E W I T H • High altitude space balloon
Carries 6 passengers + 2 crew members
Tourists can see the outer edge of earth
Expected flight date : 2016
U S I N G S P A C E
S T A T I O N S A S
H O T E L
• Bigelow aerospace is
testing inflatable habitat
modules
• Could be leased to space
hotels
• Shuttling supplied by
private space-
transportation companies
S P A C E T O U R I S M : P R O S A N D
C O N S
PROS CONS• More and more
affordable
spaceflights
• Serious
investments
• Boosts economic
growth
• Undesirable
environmental
effects
• Social disparities
- J O H N F I T Z G E R A L D K E N N E D Y
« We need men who can dream of things that
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