Space Tourism Society Explained

The Space Tourism Society is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1996 by John Spencer, a former member of the board of directors of the National Space Society,^[1] with the goal of promoting space tourism.^[2]

The STS is based in the US and has chapters in Japan, Norway, Canada, Malaysia, India, Russia, and the United Kingdom. It is an organization member of the Alliance for Space Development.

Members

, the president of the society, John Spencer, is designing a 300feet space yacht aimed at cruising in Earth orbit.^[3]

See also

• Commercial astronaut
• Private spaceflight
• Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination

Further reading

• The Popular Science Monthly
• Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic by Matthias Otto
• Space tourism: do you want to go? by John Spencer and Karen L. Rugg
• Space enterprise: living and working offworld in the 21st century by Philip Robert Harris
• Worldwide Destinations and Companion Book of Cases Set by =Brian G. Boniface and Chris Cooper

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-08-03 . John Spencer Biography - National Space Society . 2022-07-15 . en-US.
2. Web site: About the Society. Space Tourism Society. 2024-04-12.
3. News: Dietrich-Egensteiner. Will . Here's What Your $5 Billion Space Yacht Could Look Like . 2013-07-30 . Popular Mechanics . 2013-07-23.