A night in space: NASA turns the International Space Station into a tourist attraction

The International Space Station (ISS, for its acronym) is the "branch of humanity in space". Located 400 kilometers from the Earth, it is operated jointly by agencies from different countries of the world, such as the United States, Russia, Japan and Canada, as well as by the European Space Agency (ESA) .

From its origins at the end of the last century, this space base is a research center that randomly lives professional astronauts. But that will change soon: NASA has confirmed that it will soon open the doors of the International Space Station to tourism.

A new destination

A cruise in the Caribbean, a tour of the countries of the old continent, an adventure in Southeast Asia or a travel in space. This last option will be available next year, according to reports BBC.

The US space agency has announced that ISS will accept private visitors and commercial trips. Meanwhile, the space base will no longer be solely a research center or for scientific purposes.

The responsibility for these trips (and the ability of travelers to pay for them) will be borne by private companies, such as Elk Musk's SpaceX. Other private companies are also working for the same purposes, such as the owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, through the intermediary of Blue Origin Corporation.

How much will you have to pay? According to the United States own agency, A night in the space will cost $ 35,000. Those who are interested in adventure can enjoy a stay at the International Space Station from one 30 days maximum.

In the first case, in the ISS, only two private travelers can stay with the official crew.

A source of data mentioned by the source is that NASA is considering the possibility of allow movies or commercials to be shot in such a scenario.

For the rest, they urged companies to submit plans to add modules to the station that could be used for commercial and / or tourist purposes.

It should be remembered that this paradigm shift will not imply the arrival of the first tourists in space. In 2001, a US businessman spent nearly $ 20 million on this trip. However, this marks a starting point for a new era of space travel and the expected landing of the private actors of the movement.