NASA Is Opening Its International Space Station to Commercial Trips

NASA has announced today that it is soon opening up its International Space Station (ISS) to commercial business in an effort to expand the station's uses beyond research and development. The move would allow private astronauts to embark on more recreational ventures at the ISS as early as 2020. According to NASA's press release, the approved commercial and marketing activities must fall under one of three main areas: 1) require the unique microgravity environment to enable manufacturing, produc...