Save the earth with space travel

The opening of the space industry for the masses can trigger a wave of earth protection, preventing the destruction of the natural environment on the earth.

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Having seen firsthand the fragile, weak earth lying in the middle of the night of the cosmos, seeing how precious it is. If more and more people see the spectacle shocking the mind, humanity will be treated more carefully by the world, according to John Grunsfeld, NASA's Scientific Mission Directorate. He was completely confident when he said that there would be many people traveling in space in the future.

Grunsfeld is a former NASA astronaut, who was present in five space missions from 1995 to 2009, three of which are related to the Hubble telescope. Sadly, the face of the earth has changed so much from the first flight to the last flight of the American astronaut. ' Now, the earth looks so different. We are changing the surface of the earth very clearly and violently, it is about the atmosphere. You can easily see from space ' , Grunsfeld said.

Hungarian billionaire Charles Simonyi, who twice spent tens of millions of dollars to go to ISS - (Photo: Space.com)

Back in the 1960s, Apollo astronauts noted that national borders were not fuzzy when viewed from orbit. However, this observation was not to the extent that it could threaten the Soviet Union during the Cold War, according to Grunsfeld.'You can see where the country is rich and where it is poor. You can see where people work, irrigation and where there are no such activities. It appears very clearly , "Space.com quoted Grunsfeld as saying. And in the same direction, astronauts see the situation where the wild areas are shrinking. 'You can see the boundaries of the national parks. Like someone drawing a black line around, with trees inside and without nature outside, ' he said.

To date, about 530 people have flown into space, mostly NASA or Soviet / Russian astronauts. However, the list will soon expand when it comes to space travel. Recently, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spacecraft had its first test of a rocket engine last month. If nothing changes, the 6-seat cruise ship can start taking visitors into space in the end of this year or next year. About 580 people have made a reservation deposit, before paying the full fare of $ 200,000 to board the ship. And SpaceShipTwo is not the only player in the field that promises to be more exciting. Another orbital cruise ship, Lynx, two seats, from XCOR Aerospace, can also launch flights at the same time as the Virgin's spacecraft. The fare for a non-round trip of XCOR is 95,000 USD.

SpaceShipTwo and Lynx flights will be much different and shorter than a mission to bring people to the International Space Station (ISS). However, that is enough for amateur travelers to experience a few minutes of gravity and see the sky as well as the curvature of the earth. Space travel is available, but visitors seem to be quite rare. Since 2001, only seven customers have spent tens of millions of dollars on the Russian Soyuz to ISS. However, the prospect of this industry is very bright, and through that, hope people will love the earth more.