Submitting Campus
Worldwide
Department
School of Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
2014
Abstract/Description
According to the Space Policy Institute (2002, Bib. section), “Space tourism is the term broadly applied to the concept of paying customers traveling beyond Earth’s atmosphere.” Operating reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) might be a first step toward achieving mass space tourism. Thus, the aim of this article is to investigate the potential hurdles and other aspects of importance that must be overcome in order to use RLVs for space tourism flights. The primary ones are social issues (e.g., “Is space tourism ethically acceptable?”), institutional issues (e.g., “Is environmental pollution caused by space tourism more harmful than other emission sources?”), and financial issues (e.g., “Are any potential investors interested in space tourism?”)
Publication Title
International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations and Training
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4018/ijasot.2014010103
Publisher
IGI Global
Scholarly Commons Citation
Goehlich, R. A. (2014). Space Tourism: Hurdles and Hopes. International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations and Training, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.4018/ijasot.2014010103
