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First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights

  • Written by Sara M. Langston, Assistant Professor of Spaceflight Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flightsReady to take your suborbital selfie?EvgeniyShkolenko

On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability for human spaceflight from the United States. Secondly, it success...

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