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technologyvista: Now You Can Visit Space As A Tourist With NASA’s Space Taxi The space agency NASA has announced that it has picked Boeing and Space X to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. Boeing is planning on developing a ‘space taxi’ for NASA astronauts and it will include a seat for tourists who want to go on vacation to the International Space Station. Boeing Commercial Crew Program Manager, John Mullholland stated that the price to take tourists to outer space has not been announced yet, but Boeing has agreed to a 5-year agreement of $4.2 billion. Would you pay $50 million to ride on a space taxi? That’s what the Russian Space Agency is charging. NASA has set a goal of 2017 for the first launch under the program. Boeing is now hoping to begin work with the ISS program to make this dream a reality and to spur the space industry once again. So, flying tourists in space just might be the next big thing.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:30:00 +0000

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