The head of Corporation “Rosatom” Igor Komarov said that the cost of the flight per passenger to low earth orbit may range from 30 to 40 million dollars. The official said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday, June 16.
According to Komarov, there is a list of wealthy people wanting to fly to space. They can fulfill their dream in the case of successful completion of necessary medical tests. In addition, travelers will find a series of flight training, which will take more than a year, he added.
CNBC also notes that the European space Agency (ESA) plans to build a permanent base on the moon in cooperation with Russia, USA, China, India and Japan. In March ESA said that in the future tourists will be able to spend their vacation in the so-called “Moon village” on the Earth’s satellite.
To date have been in space for seven travelers. First among them was the American businessman Dennis Tito. On Board the Russian spacecraft “Soyuz” he went to the ISS on 28 April 2001. The flight ended on 6 may.
The height of low earth orbit (Leo) ranges from 160 to 2 thousand kilometers. Almost all space missions took place either in the Leo region, or were suborbital.
