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New York — You’ve heard about the International Space Station for years. Want to visit? NASA announced Friday that the orbiting outpost is now open…
New York — You’ve heard about the International Space Station for years. Want to visit?
NASA announced Friday that the orbiting outpost is now open for business to private citizens, with the first visit expected to be as early as next year.
There is a catch, though: You’ll need to raise your own cash, and it won’t be cheap.
Travelers likely will pay an estimated $58 million for a round-trip ticket. And accommodations will run about $35,000 per night, for trips of up to 30 days long, said NASA’s chief financial officer Jeff DeWit.
“But it won’t come with any Hilton or Marriott points,” DeWit said during a news conference at Nasdaq in New York City.
Travelers don’t have to be U.

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