Elon Musk's SpaceX and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic are offering to let tourists orbit the Earth, but most U.S. adults don't want to go, Pew Research said.
Americans are on board with the mission of private companies to explore the cosmos, but most don’t plan to hop on a rocket anytime soon.
However, 65% of... Americans are on board with the mission of private companies to explore the cosmos, but most don’t plan to hop on a rocket anytime soon. However, 65% of adults have no interest in orbiting the Earth themselves. The number of Americans who want to board private spacecraft has decreased by seven percentage points from 2018.
A rocket built by Blue Origin, an aerospace company founded by Amazon AMZN founder Jeff Bezos, exploded during a test at the end of June.
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