Space tourism: Commercializing the final frontier
by Simurda, Laura Jeanette, M.A., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2009, 28 pages; 1464297

Abstract:

In early 2010, commercial companies intend to begin launching civilians into sub-orbital space for $200,000 per ride. Over the past 50 years, government agencies have paved the way for space tourism, but never before has the voyage been readily available to the general population. However, traveling into space may not be the fantastic joy ride most civilians imagine – a number of hazards ranging from space debris to the forces of launch await tourists. Young space tourism firms have designed and begun constructing a diverse array of vehicles that address these dangers, incorporating everything from horizontal launches to reusable hydrogen balloons. Now industry members and the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation are attempting to find the proper balance between the need for unhindered innovation and tight government regulation.
 
AdviserKC Cole
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SourceMAI/ 47-05, p. , Jul 2009
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsJournalism; Public administration
Publication Number1464297
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