Commercial Space Tourism & Suborbital Flights
High-altitude experience flights blurring the line between aviation and space.

Suborbital vehicles (Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, future concepts) carry passengers to the edge of space (~100 km) for minutes of weightlessness. As costs drop and safety records mature, the regulatory boundary between aviation and space becomes fluid. This creates new certification, insurance, and operational paradigms at the intersection of FAA and commercial space oversight.
TRL
7/9Operational
Impact
3/5
Investment
5/5
Category
Applications
