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space tourist

American  
[spays toor-ist] / ˈspeɪs ˌtʊər ɪst /

noun

plural

space tourists
  1. a person who engages in space tourism.


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However, there can be dramatic increases in potential radiation exposure at higher altitudes, such as those envisaged for space tourist flights.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

That changes the space story because until recently, career astronauts have been the only travelers in space, aside from the infrequent space tourist.

From Scientific American • Mar. 22, 2023

You can almost count the number of completed space tourist launches on one hand — Blue Origin has had four; SpaceX, two.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022

Saturday Night Live star and almost space tourist Pete Davidson will soon star in a Peacock series based on his own life.

From The Verge • Apr. 27, 2022

On Wednesday Mr Maezawa travelled to space in a Russian Soyuz rocket, and is the first self-funded space tourist to travel to the ISS in more than a decade.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021