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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday June 11 2019, @08:31PM   Printer-friendly
from the out-of-this-world-vacation dept.

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NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.

[...] But the ride won't be cheap.

NASA estimated the cost of a flight would be around $50 million per seat. In addition, NASA will charge visitors for food, storage and communication once at the station.

"If you look at the pricing and you add it up, back of a napkin, it would be roughly $35,000 a night, per astronaut," NASA's Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit told a news conference in New York.

"But it won't come with any Hilton or Marriott points," DeWit deadpanned.

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-nasa/got-50-million-for-a-vacation-nasa-to-open-space-station-to-private-citizens-idUSKCN1T81U6


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by ilPapa on Tuesday June 11 2019, @10:04PM (1 child)

    by ilPapa (2366) on Tuesday June 11 2019, @10:04PM (#854401) Journal

    At $50 million, that's only a little bit more expensive than taking a family of four to Disney World. And there are fewer lines.

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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 11 2019, @11:39PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 11 2019, @11:39PM (#854436)

    Less chance of getting measles.