There were plans announced to be within the mega-business of tourism in space, accounts Houston Chronicle, by Boeing. Boeing hopes to get some approval from Obama although it already got $20 billion in government subsidies for transatlantic aerospace travels, which the World Trade Organization judges said was a violation of international trade law. All the money was not enough as President Obama is getting new individuals to talk to. Now, the business wants the administration to increase funding for commercial spaceflight.
Boeing hopes that by 2015, numerous will enjoy space tourism
Boeing has large hopes for what it designs to do with the capsule CST-100 by 2015. It hopes that by that time, NASA can have a contract enabling astronauts to use the CST-100 to get the International Space Station. The amount of seats would allow tourists to come for the ride. The Chronicle reports the capsule is pretty big. The CST-100 will make it possible for Boeing to send humans to space, says the vice president and general manager of Boeing’s Space Exploration division, Brewster Shaw. Space Adventures, using Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to book private flights to the International Space Station, is working with Boeing at present.
Despite the fact that Boeing has it all, it nevertheless has not won
In terms of revenue, orders and product, reports the Chronicle, Boeing is actually the largest aircraft manufacturer within the world. The prime contractor of the space station is Boeing. This adds to its credit. Before Boeing can get its greedy hands on space tourism, numerous things have to be figured out first. After 2011 when the space shuttle program ends, at least $18 million can be needed to make rockets and capsules to carry National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts to low-Earth orbit. Tourism in space would cost a lot more than that. We’re looking at high numbers. Other companies are competing for the business also, which should force Boeing to push hard.
Obama wants cash for commercial spacecraft from Congress
When it comes to seeing how much cash the U.S. government is willing to help pay for commercial space flights, numbers go quite fast. In five years, President Obama expects Congress to get enough cash. Congress is designed to be raising $6 billion. Senate most just lately has asked for $1.3 billion in three years when the House nevertheless hopes its three year plan of $150 million will work. We are seeing a huge financial disconnect. Each part of the government has its own priorities to work with. Boeing thinks it will move much slower towards space tourism without the money the President has asked for. We can get a good estimate of what the industry would cost by looking at how much is cost Cirque du Soleil founder, Guy Laliberte, to go to the International Space Station. He used the Soyuz and it cost $40 million.
Further reading
Houston Chronicle
chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7203076.html
Google Tech Talk on space tourism
youtube.com/watch?v=yJDKzodiDjE
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