The space tourism industry has been growing alongside the ambitions of private space companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, but its future relies on addressing a number of critical factors

This summer, American Airlines pre-ordered 20 supersonic jets, joining several other commercial airlines planning for a supersonic future. But with a slew of major challenges to overcome, the journey might not be quite as smooth as some are hoping

There has always been significant interest in the final frontier and as commercial space companies work to make space tourism a viable market, we may not have to wait too long for the price of admission to come back down to Earth