Space traveling is a phenomenon that is discovered recently for the individuals wishing to travel to space for personal pleasure. Till now, the opportunities for traveling to space are limited only to the Space Agency of Russia that provides the required transport. Reaching the International Space Station, which is a research station, developed in space costs 30 million dollars. But the demand for space traveling is so vast that, the flights are already booked till the year 2009.
Various different organizations have been formed in order to promote the exciting industry of space travel. The major attraction of space traveling is the unique experience and the thrill involved in viewing the earth from outside. This is considered as a mind boggling and intense experience by the astronauts. This reason is enough for the common people to think of visiting the space. The experience of weightlessness is also a reason to visit the space.
Space Hotels and Space Stations:
There are a number of plans to use a space station in the form of a hotel. The designs for the space habitats of an abandoned program of NASA have been acquired by one of the motel tycoons from the United States for this purpose. The company has already launched one such module of the inflatable habitat in July 2006.
Many other companies are showing interest in building such space stations and hotels that will cater to the needs of the people interested in space traveling. One of the Russian companies has plans to build a space station that will have the biggest ever windows for a spacecraft. Many other wealthy business tycoons from the United States of America have shown interest in constructing space hotels. The expected cost for starting a program of space traveling is 100 million dollars.
One organization has claimed to build an island project in space that will accommodate 20,000 people on it. British airways have shown interest in being a part of this project that expects to double the figure of people arriving here in every decade. Eri Matsui is a fashion designer, who has designed a wedding gown and other such clothing that will look good in an environment of weightlessness.
Legal Aspect of Space Travel:
Most of the companies involved in the business of space traveling look at it as a proposition of making money. Hence, in the year 2005, the government of the United States released rules for this particular industry for keeping a tab on the companies. The companies need a license to operate space travel. The process of licensing is aimed mainly on the safety of the people and property. This has resulted in the increased interest in number of people planning to travel to space at least once in their lifespan.
