Interfax: Russia can open a company in space tourism – merchant

In Russia can open the company the organisation of space tourist flights, said the Agency “Interfax” a source in the space industry. Firm “may engage in the organization of flights of space tourists to the International space station,”— said the informant, adding that the company, in all likelihood, will have the Russian jurisdiction. At the same time, “she will be able to carry out activities abroad,” as potential consumers of services “mainly reside abroad.”

In the press service of the Roscosmos Agency said that “the necessity of regulating this sort of activity obviously has matured.” You need to “protect the rights of potential tourists and to protect them from the actions of unscrupulous organizations swindlers, speculating on the subject of space flight,”— said officials, noting that the final decision is still pending. “This is only possible scenario that will still be worked on and studied. Some of them will be chosen is not clear yet”,— concluded the press-service of the Corporation.

At the moment, transportation of tourists to the International space station provides the American company Space Adventures. Established in 1998, the operator works closely with the “Roscosmos”.

About the projects of Beijing on the development of space tourism, read in the material “Kommersant” “the Chinese response to SpaceX”.