NASA wants to sell US flights in space

NASA is working on a proposal that would allow it to sell seats to tourists who wish to travel in space, the agency said in a recent report.

"Developing a sustainable foundation for US return to the moon and a new era of low-Earth orbit commercial spaceflight are the cornerstones of our national human space flight policy," NASA's Advisory Board said.

Additional seats on the rockets could be made available to the citizens, according to the proposal.

The report goes on to say that the agency's "new set of commercial space flight capabilities" would require the cooperation of the private sector.

The report was requested by the National Advisory Council and the US Department of Commerce in February.

This move would be a significant change from the agency's traditional mission, which focused solely on science and space exploration.

In fact, to generate revenue, NASA could also seek to authorize the commercial use of its logo and give astronauts the opportunity to appear in commercials, in addition to other promotional activities, in order to do better. appear the agency in American culture.

Notable private companies trying to send civilians into space include Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. Earlier this year, a Japanese billionaire signed with SpaceX to become the company's first customer to visit the moon – a planned trip in 2023.