Despite more than 60 years that Alan Shepherd was the first American to successfully travel to space, today Americans still follow in his footsteps. To continually step into the distant space
The company Blue Origin of billionaire Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the first American to travel in space. One seat will be auctioned on the company's first space voyage, the New Shepard, scheduled to depart on July 20 from Texas. The same day that Apollo 11 was launched to the moon in the past.
On the other hand, Virgin Galactic Executive Richard Branson is targeting a space tour next year. After testing the vehicle in base in New Mexico
SpaceX executive Elon Musk is set to send the billionaire with his chosen partner in September.
The air tour queue started to stretch.
There are also two Russians สล็อตxoวอเลท who are actors and film directors. There are plans to travel to space in the fall of this year. By launching vehicles from Kazakhstan And in December Two more space travelers will be traveling on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft under the Space Adventures program.
Before January next year, SpaceX will send three businessmen to the International Space Station, and in 2023 the company is scheduled to send Japanese businessmen along with their travel companions. Wandered around the moon and returned to Earth.
The high cost of travel.
Early next year, three American, Canadian and Israeli businessmen visiting the International Space Station with SpaceX will have to pay $ 55 million per person, or $ 1.6 billion, for a one-and-a-half week trip.
Virgin Galactic's space tour is a few minutes space tour in microgravity. Prices start at $ 250,000, or about 7.5 million baht, which could be higher if the company returns to book the tour again.
While Blue Origin declined to open future tour reservations. And it has not revealed who will be traveling on the company's first space trip this July. It also did not reveal about the other two astronauts who will be joining the expedition later this year.