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Russia has been the pioneer in this field. Soyuz spacecraft

conducted its first space trip with American businessman Dennis

Tito in April of 2001. It was a government spacecraft that

conducted seven space expeditions within the span of the next six

years. This surge in public interest led other organizations around

the world to dive into this area as well.

Space Tourism

There are different types of space tourism

Orbital Space Tourism: these flights remain within an orbit

around the earth at a speed higher than the suborbital space flights.

These flights orbit the world at a constant velocity for their entire

stay in outer space.

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