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All the talk of space projects such as Excalibur, Dream Chaser, Bigelow’s Space Complex Alpha, and Russian Orbital Technologies has created increasing interest in space tourism in low Earth orbit and beyond. But, other than paying US$35 million or more for a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS), what other orbital options are there? Will Virgin Galactic be offering orbital trips? And what about those inflatable habitats Bigelow Aerospace is planning on flying? This section explains what choices you may have.
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Seedhouse, E. (2014). Getting to Orbit and Beyond. In: Tourists in Space. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05038-6_8
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