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

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space tourism

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen kicked in more than $20 million to fund SpaceShipOne’s journey, which some speculated would develop into a space tourism industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Virgin’s plan to redeem principal on its notes “strategically aligns” with its plans to ramp up space tourism flights, according to the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Virgin Galactic shares closed at an all-time high of $1,188.20 on February 11, 2021, a few months before Branson got strapped in for the world’s first space tourism flight.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

Private companies are working on different ideas, ranging from space tourism to mining on asteroids.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson