Space Tourism's Growth Blurs the Line Between Scientific and Symbolic Achievement. A Tourism Scholar Explains

Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement. A tourism scholar explains

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women—Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez—on a suborbital journey to the edge of space.

Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how

Blue Origin's NS-31 flight lifted off on April 14, 2025. Justin Hamel/Getty ImagesOn April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused – not because I questioned their experience, but because I questioned the language. …

Space tourism,’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how

Space tourism is in an exploration phase – the decisions companies make around how to conduct these experiences now will set the tone moving forward.

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aaisha Bowe, Amanda Nguy的n, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The titles described it as a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I [...]

Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how - Tech and Science Post

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez – on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused – not because I questioned their experience, but because I questioned the language. Were they astronauts or space tourists? The distinction matters – not just for acc…

Eleven Minutes in Space, Outcry on Earth

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter. Tumisu / Pixabay On April 14, the Blue Origin Rocket took Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez to space for a total of eleven minutes. Vast media attention was brought to the flight considering the women are pretty well-known public figures, but much of the spectacle also brought up a lot of frustrations to the public.…