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Jacques-Olivier Martin: "Musk, Bezos, Branson: taxis for space"

2021-02-07T22:10:24.988Z


CHRONICLE - A real scientific and economic El Dorado, the conquest of space is starting a new page in its history by opening up to the general public. But for the moment we are only talking about "symbolic democratization", stratospheric sums oblige.


Whims of billionaires shared with some millionaire clients for some.

Traders of dreams for others… At a time when borders are closing and tourism is dying, Elon Musk and a few other entrepreneurs take us for a stroll in space… The Progress March ignores the Covid.

Let's rejoice!

Last week, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX announced his first space tourism mission before the end of the year.

On board his module, Crew Dragon, four travelers will take off from Cape Canaveral for a few rotations around the earth.

It is by far the most successful project, but also the most ambitious.

Its competitors, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, or Richard Branson, that of Virgin, will be content to offer their astronaut customers a taste of the joys of weightlessness for a few hours.

The clash between the powers will be played out in space.

Around the Earth with the satellites, on the Moon and tomorrow on another planet.

Read also:

Space tourism: how Elon Musk outstripped his competitors

The space tourism race is well on its way to flourish, which may make you smile as the subject seems at first glance

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Source: lefigaro

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