People will be able to visit The International Space Station. (Image via New Scientist)

NASA is Going to Sell Tickets to the Space Station

Wanting to go on an extraordinary trip? NASA is planning to sell tickets where you can go to the International Space Station!

For those who don’t know, International Space Station is a large spacecraft and it orbits around Earth. Yes, it’s up there in the space. Astronauts live and work there, as the International Space Station is a science lab as well. The use of the spacecraft is for the astronauts to explore space. Therefore, people who buy the tickets will be able to go to the space.

NASA announced on Friday that they will be selling tickets for tour. The tour itself will be held early next year. However, not everyone can go on this trip though, because it is very expensive. The tour will be held up to 30 days, and the cost for one night $35,000. The good news is, rich people around the world will be able to buy the tickets—not only US citizens.

The cost of operating the Space Station is expensive, according to NASA. For its maintenance and expenses, the Space Station costs around $3 billion to $4 billion a year. This means, the Space Station is spending more than $8 million a day.

The government thinks they won’t be able to spend a lot of money to maintain the Space Station, so that is why NASA made this program. The target is rich businessmen, in hoping that someday they will take over the maintenance of the Space Station.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/nasa-opening-space-station-visitors-round-trip-cost-1544687-2019-06-08