--- title: "SpaceX Says It Will Launch Space Tourists as Soon as Next Year" description: "Private space tourism company Space Adventures has announced a new partnership with SpaceX to start flying those who can afford a ticket to the International Space Station aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft starting as early as 2021, TechCrunch reports. As part of the partnership, SpaceX announced it will send four privately-paying space […]" date: "2020-02-18" modified: "2020-02-18" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-launch-space-tourists" categories: - "Space" - "SpaceX" tags: - "crew dragon" - "iss" - "SpaceX" - "the digest" --- # SpaceX Says It Will Launch Space Tourists as Soon as Next Year ![Private space tourism company Space Adventures has announced a new partnership with SpaceX to start flying those who can afford a ticket to space.]() *\Image: SpaceX\* ## Space Tourism 2021 SpaceX announced a partnership this week with space tourism Space Adventures to start launching passengers to orbit aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft starting as early as 2021, [*TechCrunch* reports](). SpaceX says it will send four privately-paying space tourists to orbit the Earth for five days in its Crew Dragon capsule between "late-2021 and mid-2022," [according to *CNBC*](). "This historic mission will forge a path to making spaceflight possible for all people who dream of it, and we are pleased to work with the Space Adventures’ team on the mission," SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell said in a statement. ## Space Adventure Space Adventures already sells seats on Russian Soyuz rockets. SpaceX's passenger-carrying Crew Dragon capsule, developed as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, has so far completed a successful [test trip and docking maneuver]() to the International Space Station last year, but has yet to make the journey with any passengers on board. Earlier this year, SpaceX [tested]() its space taxi's emergency abort system in dramatic fashion, intentionally blowing up a Falcon 9 rocket in the process. **READ MORE:** [SpaceX and new partner announce space tourism launches on Dragon starting as early as 2021]() \[*TechCrunch*\] **More on SpaceX:** *[Watch a SpaceX Rocket Explode in Mid-Flight]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()