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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 US$35,000 per night, the US space agency said on Friday.
The shift reverses a long-standing prohibition against tourists and private interests at the orbiting research lab, and reflects a broader push to expand commercial activities at the ISS and in space more generally.

It paves the way for private citizens to travel to the ISS aboard rocket-and-capsule launch systems being developed by Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The two companies are set to ferry astronauts to the ISS from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
Nasa will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days, Nasa said. The first mission could be as early as 2020.
But the ride won’t be cheap.
Nasa wanted to use China’s spacecraft to plan a new American moon mission
Nasa estimated the cost of a flight would be around US$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 US$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 joked.
Nasa’s Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, has already allowed a number of private citizens at the station.


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In this image provided by NASA, NASA Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit speaks during a news conference Friday, June 7, 2019, in New York. NASA announced Friday that it will open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with the first visit as early as next year. The round-trip ticket will cost an estimated $58 million. And accommodations aboard the orbiting outpost will run about $35,000 per night, for trips of up to 30 days long. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP

In this photo released by NASA, astronaut Christina Koch onboard the International Space Station speaks in a video on June 7, 2019, during a briefing where NASA announced the agency’s five-point plan, at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City. (L-R seated) NASA's Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit, International Space Station Deputy Director Robyn Gatens, Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Directorate William Gerstenmaier. - NASA said Friday it will open up the International Space Station to business ventures including space tourism -- with stays priced at $35,000 a night -- as it seeks to financially disengage from the orbiting research lab. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/Bill Ingalls" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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From as early as 2020, Nasa says it will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days


From as early as 2020, Nasa says it will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days.


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Got US$50 million for a holiday? Nasa will soon let you stay at the International Space Station

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From as early as 2020, Nasa says it will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days

From as early as 2020, Nasa says it will allow up to two private trips to the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days