Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement — a tourism scholar explains
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women — Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez — on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused — not because IContinue reading "Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement — a tourism scholar explains" The post Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement — a tourism scholar explains appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women — Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez — on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused — not because IContinue reading "Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement — a tourism scholar explains"
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