Summary
A Japanese travel agency plans to start offering high-speed space transport between Tokyo and U.S. cities like New York, with trips taking only 60 minutes. The project, scheduled to begin in the 2030s, involves reusable rockets and anticipates the service to cost around $657,000 per round trip.
Key Facts
- Nippon Travel Agency Co. and Innovative Space Carrier Inc. are working together on this project.
- The transport vehicle will be able to connect any two points on Earth in about an hour.
- A round trip is expected to cost about 100 million yen or $657,000 per person.
- The launch site for these vehicles will be offshore.
- Advance applications for the program will open in fiscal year 2026.
- The project will start with related space-themed tours and food-tasting experiences.
- Plans include offering space orbital stays in the 2040s.
- Nippon Travel Agency focuses on product design and marketing, while Innovative Space Carrier aims to reduce costs by extending rocket usage.
