Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era

Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era

Justin Hamel/Getty ImagesPrivate commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than ever before. Space tourism is part of this growth, with 140 paying tourists taking off since American entrepreneur Dennis Tito took the first tourist flight to the International Space Station 25 years ago. The industry is driven by private companies, including Blue Origin, whose recent rocket…