While travelling for pleasure across the Earth is an established and ancient pursuit, travel into Space is still in the most formative of stages, with the first paying passenger, Californian billionaire businessman Dennis Tito, only going into space in 2001, on board the Russian Soyuz TM spaceship. Even though extremely confined and uncomfortable, Soyuz can be considered safe and reliable as it includes emergency escape features and has the capability to recover and protect crew in almost any phase of the flight. However, it will not be sufficient for space tourism of the near future and the needs of the general public. Its non-reusable design and low capacity mean it is unsuitable for frequent travels to Space and back.
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