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Introduction paragraph (approx. 150–200 words): In 1903, humanity took to the sky and accomplished the very first self-powered, sustained aircraft flight. Although lasting only 12 seconds, this momentous milestone birthed the aerospace industry as we know it today. By 1955, humans, having barely touched the stratosphere were engaged in a race to space that ultimately ended with putting a human on the moon in 1973. Space exploration, the once exclusively government-driven industry has been opened to include a plethora of privatized companies including pioneers like Space x, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic who are looking to revolutionize the space tourism industry. Touristic journeys to suborbital space, the international space station, the moon, and mars are portrayed by the space industry as offering the ultimate opportunity for adventure, exploration, and excitement (Cohen & Spector 2019) Although we are in the infant stages of space travel, sub-orbital or beyond, touring space is no longer just a childhood fantasy. Space tourism is vital for the future because it will advance space technology, create new industries, and expand economies.
Outline:
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Supporting Point 1
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Topic sentence:
As global space programs continue to compete, they will lead to more rapid advancements in global space technology. 2.
Supporting detail:
China continued to gather momentum in space in 2021. With a record-breaking 55 orbital launches, the country made it again to the top of the list, ahead of the USA’s 51 and Russia’s 25 launches (Ling Xin, 2022).
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Supporting detail:
In 2017, Musk announced that SpaceX would aim to enable the creation of a lunar base. Last week, Bezos announced Blue Origin's plans for developing a crewed lander to go to the moon's south pole by Pence's 2024 deadline. That would be a prelude to setting up a permanent settlement there, eventually moving industry from Earth into space. Nine other companies, including Astrobotic, have been awarded NASA contracts to work on moon landers (Crane 2019).
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Supporting Point 2
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Topic sentence: As global space technology advances it will create new industries. 2.
Supporting detail:
Space tourism was akin to aircraft roughly a century ago, and by looking back to that period, analysts can predict with some degree of accuracy how space tourism will subsequently progress (Johnson & Martin 2016).
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Supporting detail:
space missions of the past have led to inventions such as solar panels and digital image sensors on cameras and phones. Some experts believe private citizens could help develop even more technology (BIG DEBATE: Should Tourists Visit SPACE? 2023).
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As of 2019 there were more than 20 private nongovernmental companies that are working to create a suborbital tourist space trip in which passengers would have several minutes of weightlessness, see numerous star fields, have various constellations pointed
out, and see a portion of the Earth from above (Ewing, 2019).
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Supporting Point 3
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Topic sentence:
As new industries are created and existing industries are expanded, global economies will expand as well.
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Supporting detail:
The space tourism industry is so promising it projects the sector could
surpass $1 trillion in revenue by 2040 (Hallo, 2021).
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Supporting detail:
More than a dozen private citizens have bought their way onboard spacecraft in the last two decades. Such an excursion is expected to cost around $35,000 per day for one astronaut, which is a relative bargain compared to the airfare: $50 million roundtrip (Hallo, 2021)
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Supporting detail:
UBS Group AG predicts that space travel and tourism will be a US$23 billion business in 10 years (Ewing, 2019). 4.
Countering Opposing Perspectives
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Topic sentence:
Some have argued that due to the high cost per ticket, space tourism will only be catered to the wealthy, as only they will be able to afford it.
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Supporting detail:
Others point out that private space travel is so expensive that only people who are rich can afford it. Right now, even the cheapest tickets to space cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Opponents of space tourism argue that this money would be better spent solving problems here on (Earth BIG DEBATE: Should Tourists Visit SPACE? 2023).
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Refuting detail:
By first comparing the price ranges, the comparison argues that although the price of space tourism now is akin to the price of civil aviation a century ago, just as that cost decreased with time to the point that passenger travel is now a common occurrence, so too may space tourism (Johnson & Martin, 2016). 5.
Conclusion
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Review central ideas presented in the body and make connection to thesis: It is a vast understatement to say that we have only begun to scratch the surface of what space has to offer as a tourist destination. Numerous astronauts can lay claim to traversing beyond the stratosphere, but less than a score of tourists can say the same. The age-old maxim “steel sharpens steel,” or “iron sharpens iron” embodies the simple premise that we grow stronger when we surround ourselves with others who are strong. As government and privatized space programs continue to compete and advance their technology, said advancements will create new and expand existing industries, which will in turn expand global economies. 2.
Closing thoughts: A mere 120 years since humans took to the skies, we can only imagine what the next 120 years will bring. If the evolution of aviation is any indication of what the future of space travel will look like, the old adage “the sky is the limit” no longer applies. The stars are the limit and space tourism is vital to our future among them.
References
BIG DEBATE: Should Tourists Visit SPACE? (2023). Scholastic News - Edition 4
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(11), 6–7.
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Cohen, E., & Spector, S. (2019). Space tourism: The elusive dream:
[eBook edition] Emerald Publishing Limited
http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2087299&site=eds-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover
Crane, L. (2019). A new golden space age. New Scientist
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Ewing, L. (2019). Ready for takeoff: Insurers need to get on board with the growing space tourism industry. Best’s review
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(10), 15.
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Hallo, S. (2021). Industry gets ready for space tourism. NU property & casualty, 18.
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direct=true&db=bth&AN=154020113&site=eds-live&scope=site
Johnson, M. R., & Martin, D. (2016). The anticipated futures of space tourism. Mobilities
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(1), 135–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2015.1097034
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Ling Xin. (2022). China catches up in commercial space: An interview with Ji Wu. National science review
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9(7), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwac065