SpaceX now feeds new ambitions. After successfully relaunching a reusable rocket, Elon Musk's space company says it wants to embark on space tourism.
Contracts negotiated with NASA to transport astronauts to the ISS on the sale of space tickets to individuals, there is only one step SpaceX dreams of crossing.
Elon Musk's firm was a resounding success by successfully reusing a floor of its Falcon 9 rocket for a second launch. Reusable rockets now allow SpaceX to consider becoming ultra competitive in the space access market.
The first stage of the rocket is usually the most expensive one in space launches, so reusing it a number of times would reduce costs.The next step for Elon Musk, besides the finalization of his Capsule Dragon habitable, will be to orient himself towards space tourism.
According to the boss of SpaceX, two candidates for a small tour in space would have already known for a trip around the Moon. SpaceX hopes to be able to offer this type of service by the end of 2018.
SpaceX has already carried out a market research and indicated that there would be the possibility of offering one to two tourist flights per year.
The price of this little tour in space has not been announced, but the activity itself could represent 10 to 20% of SpaceX's turnover.To get an idea of the fare, just turn to Virgin Galactic who will offer a flight at the border of a few hours for a fee of $ 250,000.
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