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How SpaceX's Starship Will Handle Space Tourism

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SpaceX has quite a few plans for their in-the-works Starship launch system. Whether it's a shuttle to the Moon, massive cargo vehicle, rocket refuel station, Mars lander, airplane, or quite a bit more, there's a lot already on the table.

As SpaceX continues to produce Starship prototypes at a breakneck pace, we'll likely see growing use cases and a greater variety of potential variants. With some already mentioned by the team at SpaceX, there are fewer unknowns than many of SpaceX's other ventures.
Plus, with Starship gradually reaching towards an active status, we're likely to see even more details revealed by the company as more becomes finalized.

Luckily, that includes space tourism, a quickly growing market. When asked by a reporter about future launches like Inspiration4, Benji Reed, the senior director of human spaceflight programs at SpaceX, said the company has already seen "interest for both Dragons and Starships, which is pretty exciting."

We'd have to agree with him, especially considering just how big space tourism could be. Estimates say the 2020 market alone was valued at around 900 million dollars, even before the several launches in 2021.