Russian Cosmonauts Will Take Tourists On Spacewalks For A Modest $100M

If there is one thing to be sure about, it’s that the future is uncertain. Just think about all of those futuristic books we read about as kids. Usually, they were set in the new millenium, around the time we live in now. They were talking about hovering cars and trips to the Sun, life with a million gadgets and intergalactic friendships, but the reality is much less glamorous. It seems that our imagination will have to work a tad bit longer, because we’re so far off track as a civilisation, it might take us another millenium to get there. But we’re working on it.Show more

From the beginning of the space travel in 1961 with Yuri Gagarin flying into outer space, humanity has been trying to improve space travel. It took us years, but we’re finally at the stage where we can launch rockets into space and bring them back to Earth, then reuse them once again, saving a lot of money. Elon Musk’s Space X program has allowed us to hope for a better future that might come even sooner than we expected.

But the evolution of space travel came with a few side effects. Cheaper travel means that it can be more frequent, and apparently some people want to experience it first hand. Just like you might want to go to an exotic destination on Earth, they have set their sights on the outer space. Of course, this would cost quite a penny, but it will help with the funding of the missions.

Space X has already offered 2 seats for future missions, but it seems that a russian company might accommodate a few more. They offer up to 6 seats on their flights, but there is a catch. The price for that kind of travel is worth an astonishing $100 million. Bon voyage, if you can afford it!