First Private Space Flight to ISS Announced

Today NASA announced the launch date for the SpaceX Dragon which will eventually be used to carry cargo and crew into space. This is a test run for what will eventually become an introduction to space tourism. Feb. 7, 2012 marks the day the Falcon 9 rocket will launch Dragon into orbit.

NASA has retired all of its shuttles recently, leaving it up to the private sector to make space, not the final frontier, but just the next one. There are several companies vying for your tourism money to get to space including Space X, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin.

It currently looks as if Virgin Galactic is going to come out front in this race to take people to space, and it is the only one of the three which has finalized its price tag and offering. For a measly $200,000 USD you can spend 2 days training and 3 hours floating in zero gravity staring down at all your jealous friends. Still sound a little high roller to you? Compare it to the $20-$35 million that other individuals have paid to go before you.

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