Space tourism: Dhakavi Dhuni for business, first Pune in Pashera ...

- Future Science-KR Chowdhury

Ju Lai month became important for astronauts. British businessman Richard Branson goes into space on July 11. He is the first billionaire to go into space using his company Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane. On July 30, Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Blue Origin also set a new record for space travel in rockets and capsules made by his own company. The media also gave him proper publicity. The two manned spacecraft were different. Not only that, both the people have gone to different heights in space and returned to the earth in a unique way. This is also called 'space tourism'. His era will begin. That is what the media is showing. Neither Richard Branson nor Jeff Bezos really started space tourism. In 2001, Dennis Tito, a businessman who specializes in investment management, made his first space flight by paying cash. From that day onwards, 'space tourism' started. Dennis Titodo paid કરોડ 20 million to travel to space in the Russian spacecraft 'Soyuz'. The concept of spacesuit tourism is not new. But at this stage, space tourism has to face many difficulties before it can become a flower flash business. This is the first Pune in Pashera for space tourism.

Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos of the Amazon

Mission 'Unity Twenty-Two'

After NASA's space shuttle program ended in 2011, the only Russian spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station survived. Which led scientists to believe that the roots of a plant called space tourism have sprouted, but the scenarios soon changed. In addition to the SpaceX company's Falcon Nine and Dragon rockets, a new crew capsule has been launched to reach the International Space Station. Now private citizens can book their seats in the spacecraft.

In the desert area of ​​New Mexico, a white and silver space plane took some passengers to an altitude of 4,000 feet in an atmosphere considered to be the edge of the earth. These were no ordinary human beings. It consisted of two pilots and four passengers operating the spacecraft. Richard Branson himself was a traveling businessman. Also experienced weightless condition for a few moments. The name of the space plane in which they traveled.

VSS 'Unity'. His Unity spacecraft began to tumble down like a badminton shuttlecock touching the space boundary. Made a safe landing on the New Mexico landstrip shortly thereafter. The entire mission was named 'Unity Twenty-Two'. Nine days after the incident, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos boarded a 'New Shepherd' rocket and traveled into space. The Western media hailed the vanity project of both the companies as a journey of pride for the luxury and ultra-weldy people.

'Sub-orbital trip'

Private companies Virgin Galactic and Blue Orogen are planning to launch different types of space flights according to their new concept. Which they call 'sub-orbital'. Which in simple language means that without orbiting the earth in space, the height at which space begins. Bringing a tourist to the area for a few moments, to see the earth, to experience the weight position, to make a flying visit to space and come back to earth again. The height of 8 miles is known as 'Carmen Line'.

Where space begins internationally. The United States, on the other hand, considers 60 miles, or 40 kilometers, to be the beginning of the Earth's cut-off line and space. In the recent spacewalk, the Virgin Galactic flight reached a distance of 7 km and the Blue Origin spacecraft reached an altitude of approximately 105 km and started its return journey.

Virgin currently charges લાખ 2.5 million for galactic spaceflight. Which is the amount of the advance booking. But it will increase over time, experts say. On the other hand, the price of booking a seat in the 'New Shepherd' rocket has not come before the media. But at an auction in June, sources said a bid of બે 25 million was made to book a seat. The privatization initiated by NASA has given an opportunity to new private companies to set foot in space. Since 2012, NASA has been delivering goods to ISS by private flights. While since 2020, astronauts have been flying over the ISS in private company vehicles. In 2009, a new record was set by the spaceship 'Spaceship-One'. Which history will not soon forget.

Leap of spaceship-1 for Ansari 'X Prize'

Traditionally an astronaut is carried into space by launching a rocket. While the weight galactic arranges a small space plane 'Spaceship-2' rocket plane under a huge plane called 'White Knight-2' (known as Mothership). When 'White Knight-2' reaches an altitude of about 40,000, 'Spaceship-2' starts its rocket engine and separates from Mothership 'White Knight-2'. And moves towards space. During this time, the speed of a space plane is about 2.50 times faster than the speed of sound.

Chuck Roger, deputy branch chief at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, says "this is a complex way to get into space, which was started decades ago." Scientists were working hard to develop a space plane similar to the smaller version of the space shuttle. In the past, Chuck Yiger has shown that by flying a soundtrack through a space plane called X-One, the plane has flown faster than the speed of sound.

In the 19th, the X-16 space plane reached a speed of 60 miles per hour. Which is not broken. The design of an experimental plane called Spaceship-1, considered the ancestor of Weight Galactic's 'Spaceship-2', began in the 19th century. At this time Ansari 'X Prize' was announced. A reward of up to 10 million was announced for information leading to the capture of a private company that traveled twice a hundred kilometers in a span of two weeks. The Ansari X Prize was won by Bert Rutan in late 2006.

The space plane, 'Spaceship-One', was designed by Bert Rutan's company 'Scaled Composite'. But his program was slow due to lack of funds. In 2001, Paul L, co-founder of Microsoft, invested in Scaled Composite. The spaceplane's program then gained momentum. In 2006, 'Spaceship-One' proved to be the first private spacecraft to go into space. In less than four months, 'Spaceship-One' reached an altitude of more than one hundred kilometers and won the X-Prize.

'Space-race' between Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos

The weight is twice the size of Galactic's 'Spaceship-2' space plane 'Spaceship-1'. As its size increased, so did its design and headaches. It was time to re-design the 'White Night', a plane known as the Flying Mothership. Several other technical problems were raising the rocket motor of the space plane. When the rocket motor was tested in 2006, three people died. The prototype space plane of Spaceship-2 crashed in the middle of the probe on October 31, 2015. In which pilot Michael Eilsbury died. The pilot, Peter Seabold, suffered serious injuries. This phenomenon shook the weight galactic.

But Richard Branson pushed the program forward. The success of the latest 'Spaceship-2' is based on the failure in 2014.

The competition between Weight Galactic and Blue Orogen is known as the 'space-race' between Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos. But both companies have created rockets and spaceplanes for space travel through new types of research. It is an excellent work in terms of technology. Both the companies are sowing the seeds of space tourism, to experience a weightless state of three to five minutes, to travel in space.

Once space tourism becomes popular, ticket prices are likely to come down. The key question is 'How much security can both companies provide in space travel?' It looks like the US Federal Aviation Administration will draft new safety standards in the near future. One thing is for sure, in the near future, Maletujar will reach new heights on the air fort of space tourism to enjoy the mehfil.