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AN ARTICLE ABOUT TRAVEL IN SPACE
BY EVE HARARI
April 1961, almost exactly 62 years ago, the first KEY PLAYERS IN SPACE TRAVEL
person went to space. Yuri Gagarin, from the Soviet
Who is leading on the research of human exploration in
Union, successfully circled the Earth in a flight that
space?
lasted 108 minutes. Since 1961, technology has
Along with government and space agencies, such as NASA
improved exponentially, and not only have 12
and the European Space Agency, billionaires such as Jeff
human beings been to the moon, but there have Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson are conducting
also been hundreds of people that have made it to research on space travel.
the International Space Station (ISS).
Organizations with funding from the large pockets of multi-

Have you ever thought about traveling anywhere outside of billionaires such as SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin

Earth? Have you had a desire to go to moon or even to possess the technology that can make space travel a norm.

Mars? Well, if you have, current news may give you some Virgin Galactic's space test flight that carries four people

promising answers to your desires of traveling to space. has sold 600 tickets for future flights at $250,000 per
person.

When we travel there is always things to consider, whether

transportation, or your communication skills. With space technology will need to improve to allow more people on a

travel, there are similar issues that need to be addressed. rocket at one time. Promising improved technological

Space travel will most definitely take rocket science, advances are shown though SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket.

researchers, and whole lot of money to transport humans Falcon Heavy is projected to launch for the 6th time April

throughout space. 18th.

In this article, I will present the up-to-date news within "What I am trying to do is make a significant
space travel and some of the issues needed to be addressed difference in space flight. And help make space
to accelerate the process. flight accessible to almost everyone" -Elon Musk
Issues Within Space Travel
Along with the need to improve A new company, Space Perspective, CONCLUSION
technology, so that space travel can aims to change the way people view Earth
and their access to space. Jane Poynter,
become more affordable, there are
the founder of this company, emphasizes
Many people dream of space
certain health issues that coincide
with space travel. In addition, as that the SpaceBalloon is the first carbon- exploration: learning about the
climate change worsens with the neutral way to travel to space. Although a unfamiliar universe out there,
increase of global greenhouse gas ride on Space Perspective's SpaceBalloon
will cost $125,000, the non-profit "Space
discovering information that is
emissions, it is essential to design
technology that does not largely for Humanity" will pay for a number of uncertain to humanity, and doing
contribute to our carbon footprint. citizens to get a free trip to space. things that have never been done
Some negative health impacts Lastly, it is important that space travel
should not be discriminatory against any before. With rapid technological
from space travel stem from the
risks of radiation exposure, risks of group of people. The SpaceBalloon improvements, space travel may
isolation, risks of being far from depicts an environmentally conscious way become a norm for humanity in your
Earth, risks of extended time in to get up to space and enjoy a new
perspective for people regardless of their lifetime. The common man's dream of
microgravity, and risks of long
duration in a closed environment. health and socioeconomic status. With going to space, could become a
the help and funding from other
Although current space travel reality in the blink of an eye.
missions are projected to be a short organizations, people from all types of
duration, nonetheless, there can be backgrounds will be able to travel to
mental and physical health impacts. space with Space Perspective.
Studies have shown that suborbital
missions of two to four minutes may
To bridge the language gap between
people of different ethnicities and "The dream is
alive"- John Young
cultures within space, human or robot
be ideal to minimize the
translators should be available in all
microgravity impacts on a human
spacecraft. While traveling, whether it is
body. To prevent radiation
in space or on Earth, it is always important
exposure, shielding and health
that people are connecting with one
monitoring should be used in
another.
commercial spacecraft.
   

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