Agency Will Spend $21.8 Million Per Passenger, Per Trip
As was reported last month in
Aero-News, NASA recently signed an agreement with the
Russian Space Agency to provide transportation of American
astronauts to and from the International Space Station onboard
Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. At the time, the terms of the deal were
not disclosed; "we have our commercial secrets as well," said
Roskosmos Director Anatoly Perminow.
Imagine this scenario, in a few years hence: after scrimping and
saving, you've accumulated enough money (hopefully, by this time
tickets are under $100K) to afford a trip into space aboard a
private spacecraft. You arrive at the spaceport with plenty of time
to spare -- and you get in line for security.
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