This link has been bookmarked by 2 people . It was first bookmarked on 14 Dec 2007, by philkim.
-
09 Oct 11
Jennifer LuiA comparison of space tourism market research carried out recently in Japan, Germany and USA/Canada has been presented the first time showing the current state of demand for space tourism. These market studies reveal very promising figures concerning the overall assent to space tourism. So, the percentage of people interested in travelling to space reaches from 43% up to 70%.
-
As an overall average, the most enthusiastic space tourists are Japanese with approx. 70% . It seems to be that Germans are not very interested in space tourism, with 43% this is the lowest percentage. Maybe a reason for that lies in the more prosaic german life-style. All in all, these levels are most promising concerning the prospects of space tourism
-
So, it won't be neccessary to include expensive high-tech attractions which will consume additional payload capacity. Sufficient opportunities for each space tourist to look at earth will be more essential.
-
Fig. 3: Preferred length of space trip by country
F
-
For transformation into absolute amounts, following PPP-values have to be considered: Germany, 16580 $int.; Japan, 20200 $int.; USA 25850 $int. (year of comparison:1994)
-
shows a breakdown of reasons given by those who did not wish to travel to space by country. For some 5-10% the idea of space tourism is just not realistic and roughly 1/3 cited safety concerns. Presumed a space tourism system will become operational and will proof its safety, then these two groups probably will change their mind.
-
Fig. 11: Space tourism demand price vs. transportation supply cost
It could be seen that a sustainable space tourism market will emerge when demand price lies above supply cost. This first will occur at ticket prices of about $200,000 with a volume of 1000 passengers per year. If ticket price will come down to $100,000 a number of 10,000 to 100,000 passengers per year will establish. It is notable that in this price regime, the US market alone will count up to 30,000 space tourists. The maximum market potential considering these figures will emerge at ticket prices of approx. $35,000 with 2,000,000 space tourists per year. That would produce an annual turnover of $70 billions(!). Beyond that, the demand price could not be achieved through the proposed space tourism vehicles.
-
A comparison of space tourism market research carried out recently in Japan, Germany and USA/Canada has been presented the first time showing the current state of demand for space tourism. These market studies reveal very promising figures concerning the overall assent to space tourism. So, the percentage of people interested in travelling to space reaches from 43% up to 70%
-
After implementation of a procedure to assess global demand for space tourism out of these market data, it can be concluded that space tourism economically is of highest interest.
-
-
14 Dec 07
Would you like to comment?
Join Diigo for a free account, or sign in if you are already a member.