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Space TourismThe past, the present and the future of
Jonathan WeltmanCEO – TSG Tourism Services Group8 October 2010 – SASA Conference
The Past
30 April 2001 Space became a Tourism Destination
ST1 - Dennis Tito aboard a Soyuz capsule launched by Space Adventures
$20 million price tag 7 day return trip Stayed at the ungraded International Space
Station (no swimming pool or room service) Apparently the service was poor (Tito was
considered a Cosmonaut and not an Astronaut thus the yanks on ISS were less than friendly)
All inclusive – bed, breakfast, lunch, dinner, oxygen & Spacesuit (Tips not included )
The Past
Between 2001 and 2007, 4 more Space Tourists – all at a $20 million price tag ST2 Mark Shuttleworth ST3 Greg Olson ST4 Anousheh Ansari ST5 Charles Simonyi
Some argue that John Glenn was ST1 aboard Discovery in 1998
The Past
In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips to space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars.
A Japanese report supports these
findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the two decades.
The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle.
The Present
Key Sectors for Space Tourism Transportation (Rockets,
Capsules and Planes) Accommodation (Hotels and
Habitats) Entertainment▪ Space Walks▪ Sight Seeing▪ Sports?
Spaceports Training▪ Zero G
Spaceport America
Space Diving
The Present
Several Commercial Companies have been / still are involved in preparation for a burgeoning Space Tourism market: Armadillo Aerospace
Suborbital Spacecraft
Space DevDream Chaser – Jim Benson designer passed away
Blue OriginNew Shepard - Manned Rocket Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com)
Dream Chaser
New Shepard
The Present
Constellation Services InternationalLunar Express
EADS AstriumSpace Plane
Boeing CST-100 Capsule
Planet SpaceCanadian Arrow Rocket
BigelowSundancer Space Hotel
Space IslandSpace Hotel Designs
Astrium
Sundancer Hotel
The Present
RocketPlane XPSub-Orbital flights offered at $250,000
Virgin/Scaled CompositesVirgin Galactic - $200,000
Space Adventures Only company that has fulfilled so far – current cost of the same package is now $30 - $40 million
Space FleetSpace Vehicles
SpaceXFalcon & Dragon Capsule – Elon Musk (Paypal)
XCORSpace Planes
Spaceports▪ America, Sweden,
Dubai....RSA?RocketPlane
The Future
The Average cost of a space package was $20 million (Now $30-$40 million for the same trip)
Virgin, RocketPlane and others are selling Space trips from $200,000 (340 + booked on Virgin)▪ Cost of going to space down 99% since 2009
Virgin estimates that after 1,000 trips cost will come down to $20,000 – another 90% reduction
Bigelow is testing inflatable structures in Space right now Boeing has announced entry by 2015 Russians have announced a Space Hotel by 2016 (ISS without
the science equipment) SpacePort America runway will be commissioned on 22 October
2010 Point to Point opportunities will abound (Xmas at the Ice Hotel,
new years in Cape Town – travel time 2hrs)
My Prediction
“Ten to Fifteen years from now going on holiday to Space will be as common place as going on holiday to Europe!”