Amazon-linked firm to run SPACE TOURS within a year
Having safely tested for the fifth time, Jeff Bezos of Amazon could soon be flying people to space
Taking holidays to space will soon be a reality.
An Amazon-linked firm is set to open up the final frontier, with a seres of successful "in-flight escape tests" of its reusable New Shepard vehicle.
Company representatives told that they are a year away from being able to launch people into space.
"This test got us one step closer to human spaceflight," Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson said.
"We're still on track for flying people — our test astronauts — by the end of 2017, and then starting commercial flights in 2018."
The New Shepard vehicle consists of passenger space and a rocket, which has been designed by Blue Origin, a company started up by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
The company recently underwent a series of safety tests to see if members of the capsule would be able to survive during a real-life emergency.
According to Meyerson the test went well.
The capsule was able to parachute back down to earth and the ship's booster managed to allow it to land softly.
Meyerson believed the test wasn't going to go down too well and was reported to say: "I thought we were going to lose it."
However the successful landing marks the fifth successful one for the ship, with Bezos saying the rocket will now be transported to a museum for display.
"Which museum is to be determined, and Jeff Bezos will make that decision," Meyerson said. "We're going to start thinking about that shortly."
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However it's not just Bezos who is planning on taking to flying people out to space, Richard Branson and Elon Musk of SpaceX share his idea.
SpaceX is also planning on using reusable rockets to make spaceflight more affordable.
While Virgin Galactic tested a manned rocket back in 2014 and had a fatal crash.
Prices for seats on the rockets are currently unknown, but Virgin is currently charging just over £200,000 for a seat on its SpaceShipTwo.
The news come as it is announced you may soon be able to become a citizen of space.
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