This week’s question concerns space travel for civilians. Last week, Richard
Garriott, a wealthy computer game designer and son of a former astronaut,
paid $30 million to take a 10-day trip to the International Space Station
aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Garriott, 47, who was told he couldn’t
become a NASA astronaut due to poor eyesight, is a board member of Space
Adventures Ltd., the company that has arranged similar excursions for five
other wealthy adventurers, all aboard Russian spacecraft. Considering the
amount of money involved, some people think the U.S. should consider
selling trips aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft when it becomes operational;
others think it’s too risky.
What do you think? Should NASA sell space travel to civilians?
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