Jokes apart, it looks like the possibility to do space tourism exists, but it is only there for a few privileged persons that can allow themselves the cost. One of the possibilities that impressed me most is the one offered by a company called Space Adventures. And I promise I don’t have an affiliate account with them, so that’s free publicity!

What they have in place is a space tourism program that allows you to travel with the Soyuz to the International Space Station (ISS) and, fortunately, also allows you to come back. Further from going there 2 hours before departure, fastening your seatbelt and looking at the security measures typical “show”, the trip starts some months before it really departs with an intensive training dealing mainly with 0 gravity operations, flight control and survival activities.

When all this training is over, your space tourism trip begins. You get the opportunity to jump on the Soyuz and be launched on a mission to the ISS. The trip can be planned exactly for your needs, either if you are there for scientific research, for pure knowledge and education, for publicity to cover a cause that you feel needs attention, or simply as an adventure traveler that has not enough with the challenges on Earth and needs a little bit more. Probably you will not find any other kind of trip than space tourism where all details are planned so carefully for your enjoyment.

One of the great things, even if it would make your space tourism trip a bit more expensive, is that you could require that a space walk is included within your trip, and that would be definitely a good opportunity to go outside with your loved one and dance around with the sound of a slow waltz… Sorry, I forgot again there’s no sound in space!

Whatever the option that you choose, it is almost possible that you encounter no problems apart from the money to pay for it, as the requirements seem to be less than the ones for getting a visa. Height between 160 and 185 cm, weight between 50 and 95 Kg and be in general good health. Still you are always on time to lose a bit of weight for this extra pounds that would not let you get on board. They have departures every 6 months so you can plan ahead.

Finally, the question you’ve had in your mind during the whole article gets answered. OK, you say space tourism is expensive, but… Tell me how much is it! And I will: for a normal scheduled flight to the ISS you will be paying between 30 and 40 millions of US Dollars. But hey! A Russian language course is included!

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Dani Alonso

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