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EPISODE · Jul 19, 2021 · 16 MIN

Flights of Fancy: How billionaires are making space tourism blast off

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: John Moores, associate professor and York University Research Chair in Space Exploration In the future, we may say space tourism really began in July 2021. Following Virgin Galactic's recent successful suborbital flight, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is set to blast off and achieve an even higher orbit. With estimates that space tourism could be worth $5 billion by 2025, both billionaires are not only looking to the stars, but also at an opportunity to make it a lot closer for people who can afford to pay for the incredibly expensive ticket price.

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