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Thematic Analysis
Space Tourism – An Analysis of Space Tourism’s Place in the Space Economy, Patents, Key Players, Space Hotels, Main Source Markets, Challenges and Opportunities
2021 marked a significant year for space tourism as new entrants announced their arrival. Within the same month, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin successfully completed suborbital flights, with both billionaires being participants on these voyages to boost trust among potential customers. A few months later, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its all-civilian Inspiration4 mission. Its Dragon craft would orbit Earth for three days before splashing down in the ocean. 2021 was a memorable milestone for the sector as the...