The Chinese space programs continue to copy NASA as they announce plans to get into the space tourism industry.
According to the Chinese state media organization, Beijing hopes to allow tourists to visit its space station within the next decade. It will be dependent on how many people want to go to the outpost.
It is not a matter of technology but of demand, according to the news website.
Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China's human spaceflight program, gave a press conference announcing plans to open the space station to commercial activity.
Zhou said during the conference that there are many possibilities.
Sound familiar? Maybe that's because it's exactly what NASA has been doing for years.
It won't be easy. Space.com reports that China will need six launches this year to add new modules.
The Long March rockets are currently being used by China. It's also working on a re-usable rocket like the ones it uses for Falcon rockets. It will make space tourism dreams much more viable once the rockets are developed.
It's another sign that the global space industry is headed in an increasingly commercial direction. It will make space more accessible, but unfortunately only for the wealthy and privileged few.
China plans to open a space station for tourists within a decade.
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