Meanings
plural space tourists
- One who takes part in space tourism.
Pundits predict that the first space tourists could be in orbit by 2005.
1997 July 18, Roger Collis, “Space Tourism:Ready for Liftoff?”, in International Herald Tribune, →ISSN2 more examples
On April 30, 2001, US millionaire Dennis Tito arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a Russian Soyuz rocket, becoming the world’s first space tourist.
2021 July 20, Francesca Street, “First space tourist Dennis Tito: ‘It was the greatest moment of my life’”, in CNN TravelEvery visitor has a full state of experiments to conduct during their stay - which is partly why they don't like being called space tourists.
2022 April 10, “Millionaire space tourists welcomed aboard space station after paying $55m each”, in Sky NewsSynonyms: astrotourist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who takes part in space tourism.
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