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Tourism on the Moon


Tourism on the Moon, also known as lunar tourism, refers to hypothetical space tourism on or around the Moon, the natural satellite of planet Earth. Some space tourism startup companies are planning to offer tourism on the Moon in the near future. Some individual companies estimate or claim that lunar tourism will be a reality sometime between 2020 and 2043.

Space tourism companies which have announced they are pursuing lunar tourism include:

Some of the space tourism start-up companies have declared their cost for each tourist for a tour to the Moon.

Two natural attractions would be available by circumlunar flight or lunar orbit, without landing:

The site of the first human landing on an extraterrestrial body, Tranquility Base, has been determined to have cultural and historic significance by the U.S. states of California and New Mexico, which have listed it on their heritage registers, since their laws require only that listed sites have some association with the state. Despite the location of Mission Control in Houston, Texas has not granted similar status to the site, as its historic preservation laws limit such designations to properties located within the state. The U.S. National Park Service has declined to grant it National Historic Landmark status, because the Outer Space Treaty prohibits any nation from claiming sovereignty over any extraterrestrial body. It has not been proposed as a World Heritage Site since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which oversees that program, limits nations to submitting sites within their own borders.


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