Space tourism increases prices

The Russian space agency has announced a new price for international space station tourists (ISS) of $ 21.5 million, replacing the current $ 20 million due to inflation in the country.

Daisuke Enomoto is expected to become the first Japanese space tourist. (Photo: AFP)

According to Interfax, this increase (7.5%) is still low compared to the yearly inflation rate of 8.5%. The Russian space agency believes that revenues from space tourists allow the agency to make up for the state's little budget for space research programs.

The announcement of the above price increase refers to the ticket price for Daisuke Enomoto, the first Japanese visitor to visit ISS on September 14.