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Learn the latest news about space tourism and space tourist trips into outer space. Space.com looks at the growing business of space tourism. 

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SpaceX's chief rocketeer, Elon Musk, has big plans for the big Falcon Heavy.

Elon Musk: Revolutionary Private Space Entrepreneur

By Elizabeth Howell

Elon Musk is an entrepreneur best known in space circles for launching SpaceX, the first private company to ship cargo to the International Space Station.

In the hangar at Virgin Galactic's "Gateway to Space" building, which can accommodate two WhiteKnightTwo carrier planes and five SpaceShipTwo vehicles simultaneously.

Virgin Galactic Inaugurated Its 'Gateway to Space' by Flying 'Eve' Over Spaceport America

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic's newly refurbished home base now has a flight under its belt.

Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve carrier aircraft at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic Opens 'Gateway to Space' for Tourist Launches at Spaceport America

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic unveiled the mostly completed interior of its 'Gateway to Space' building here at Spaceport America today (Aug. 15). The Gateway is now 'functionally operational.'

Spaceport America: First Looks at a New Space Terminal

Spaceport America: Space Tourism Launch Site

By Elizabeth Howell

Spaceport America, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, will serve as as a base for commercial spaceflight.

SpaceX's first Crew Dragon is seen at the International Space Station just before docking on March 3, 2019 during the Demo-1 test flight.

Bigelow Space Wants to Launch You Into Orbit with SpaceX for $52 Million

By Mike Wall

Bigelow Space Operations plans to take advantage of the increased commercialization of the International Space Station.

Space Books Recommended Reading

Best Space Books and Sci-Fi for 2019

By SPACE.com Staff

Space.com's editors present a reading list for space and sci-fi lovers, as well as children who are interested in astronomy and spaceflight.

One lucky doughnut is going to (near) space.

Donut Miss It! Baker Lofting Tasty Treat on High-Altitude Balloon Today

By Elizabeth Howell

An independent grocery store in Utah plans to send one of its store-made donughnuts high into Earth's atmosphere.

Diagram showing the flight path of World View's Stratollite high-altitude balloon system during its most recent test flight, which took place from May 18 to June 3, 2019.

World View's Stratollite Balloon Stays Aloft for 16 Days on Key Test Mission

By Mike Wall

A stratospheric balloon designed to provide long-term bird's-eye views just took a big step toward commercial flight.

To individualize each Astronaut Edition LandRover, the skid — the lightweight wooden breaking mechanism — from the astronaut-owner's spaceflight will be inscribed and added to the center console.

Land Rover Unveils Astronaut Edition Vehicle, for Virgin Galactic Space Tourists Only!

By Elizabeth Howell

If you're a future space tourist with Virgin Galactic, there's a nice bonus in store for you.

Virgin Galactic's suborbital vehicle made its second flight to space on Feb. 22, 2019.

Space Tourism Is About to Push Civilian Astronaut Medicine Into the Final Frontier

By Meghan Bartels

For decades, access to space has been limited based on a set of preconceived beliefs about human bodies — but capitalism is chipping away at those restrictions.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket booster approaches landing after successfully launching the company's eleventh mission, NS-11, from West Texas on May 2, 2019.

Blue Origin's Amazing NS-11 New Shepard Spacecraft Test Flight in Photos

By Hanneke Weitering

See photos from the 11th test flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. The reusable rocket and capsule aced the launch and landing at Blue Origin's West Texas test site on May 2, 2019.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifts off from Cap Canaveral

Blastoff! How to See a Rocket Launch In Person This Year

By Sarah Lewin

It's not just for the pros: With a little planning and flexibility, anybody can go watch a rocket blast off. Our in-depth guide goes through each of this year's U.S. launch locations and dates.

Virgin Galactic conducted a historic first supersonic test flight of SpaceShipTwo on April 29, 2013, in the Mojave Desert, CA.

Why Next-Generation Astronauts Will Need the 'New Right Stuff' for Space Travel

By Sarah Wells

Space is going to ask more from us than brains and brawn.

SpaceX Dragon and Space Station Meet

SpaceX's Dragon: First Private Spacecraft to Reach the Space Station

By Elizabeth Howell

The Dragon spacecraft first reached the International Space Station in 2012.

Full Size Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo

SpaceShipTwo: On a Flight Path to Space Tourism

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceShipTwo could be flying private customers into space within the next few years.

5 Years After SpaceShipOne: Commercial Spaceflight Ready for 'Go'

SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft

By Tim Sharp

SpaceShipOne launched the era of private spaceflight.

SpaceX's first Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen atop its Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in February 2019.

SpaceX Dragon Crew Demo-1 Flight to Space Station: Full Coverage

By Mike Wall

Here's what you need to know about SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi, its upcoming shakeout flight to the space station and the short-term future of human spaceflight.

A sensor-laden dummy named Ripley and a microgravity-indicating "Celestial Buddy" are riding on the first orbital flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which launched March 2, 2019.

Elon Musk Wants Space Tourists to Fly on SpaceX's New Ride for NASA

By Mike Wall

The billionaire entrepreneur sees a bright and busy future for SpaceX's newly debuted Crew Dragon capsule.

Virgin Galactic video shows SpaceShipTwo flight

Amazing Virgin Galactic Launch Video Shows Black Sky, Blue Earth

By Elizabeth Howell

Ride along with Virgin Galactic at the edge of space in an incredible new YouTube video from the SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocket, VSS Unity, and its carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo.

A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Expedition 33/34 crew to the International Space Station on Oct. 23, 2012.

Russia Says It Will Launch 2 Tourists Into Orbit for Space Adventures in 2021

By Tariq Malik

Roscosmos has inked a deal with the U.S. space tourism company Space Adventures to fly two paying passengers to the International Space Station in 2021.