I-Space tourism isibuyile endleleni

Ngo-2017, izinkampani ezizimele i-SpaceX kanye ne-Boeing kufanele zithathe izintambo zokuthutha abantu beya e-International Space Station. Izinkontileka ze-NASA, ezibiza cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, zenzelwe ukuvala isikhala se-shuttle yasemkhathini, eyahoxiswa ngo-2011, futhi izimele kubantu baseRussia kanye ne-Soyuz yabo, eye yalawula ukulethwa kwabantu ku-ISS kusukela izikebhe zathatha umhlalaphansi.

Ukukhethwa kwe-SpaceX, ebilokhu iletha amarokhethi ayo nemikhumbi yezimpahla esiteshini kusukela ngo-2012, akumangazi. Idizayini ye-capsule yenkampani i-DragonX V2 crew capsule, okufanele ihlalise abantu abayisikhombisa, yaziwa kakhulu, futhi ukuhlolwa kwayo kanye nendiza yokuqala ephethwe umuntu bekusahleliwe ngaphambi kuka-2017.

Kodwa iningi lamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-6,8 (i-SpaceX kulindeleke ukuthi ithole cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2,6) izoya ku-Boeing, esebenzisana nenkampani yamarokhethi eyaziwa kancane iBlue Origin LLC, eyasungulwa umphathi we-Amazon uJeff Bezos. I-Boeing 100 capsule (CST) iphinde ihlalise abantu abayisikhombisa. I-Boeing ingase isebenzise amarokhethi e-BE-3 enziwe i-Blue Origin noma i-SpaceX's Falcon.