High-Tech Tourism
Going suborbital
Estimated cost per trip: $200,000
Individuals will soon be able to travel into suborbital space, the
region just above Earth's atmosphere that begins at about 62 miles
up. With less than a week of training, travelers will be shuttled to
this suborbital point for a 15-minute ride, including five minutes
of weightlessness. Passengers will be able to see the rounded blue
edge of Earth below and the black of space above. Companies are now
competing to develop a low-cost, reusable shuttle that will make
these suborbital trips possible.