space tourism
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of space tourism
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The company still expects to start commercial space tourism operations in the fourth quarter of 2026.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The company had previously landed and reused the booster for the smaller New Shepard vehicle primarily used for short space tourism trips.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
Blue Origin recently shifted resources to its lunar efforts, pausing its suborbital space tourism business to better focus on the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The cost of the mission, which is the 16th suborbital space tourism launch carried out by Blue Origin, has not been revealed.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Private companies are working on different ideas, ranging from space tourism to mining on asteroids.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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