space tourism

American  

[speys toor-iz-uhm] / ˈspeɪs ˌtʊər ɪz əm /

noun

1. commercial travel into outer space by members of the general public, as for adventure.

   spaceships built for suborbital and orbital space tourism.

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Other Word Forms

• space tourist noun

Etymology

Origin of space tourism

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

He then helped organise the historic 10-minute flight with Blue Origin, the space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos.

From BBC

The high-profile flights come at a time when private space companies are fiercely competing for dominance in space tourism.

From BBC

The cost of the mission, which is the 16th suborbital space tourism launch carried out by Blue Origin, has not been revealed.

From BBC

It was the 16th crewed flight for Blue Origin, which has for years offered space tourism flights -- the price isn't public -- using its New Shepard rocket.

From Barron's

He founded Virgin Records in the 1970s, before his group expanded into other industries including air travel, broadband and space tourism.

From BBC