Constellation Services International
Encyclopedia
Constellation Services International (CSI) is a company operating in the space tourism
sector. It intends to utilise existing Russia
n Soyuz spacecraft
to send paying customers to the Moon
. Customers will spend a week aboard the International Space Station
before flying to the Moon, where they will spend a further week in orbit. They originally expected to be operating by 2008, according to their best case scenario.
Space tourism
Space Tourism is space travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. A number of startup companies have sprung up in recent years, hoping to create a space tourism industry...
sector. It intends to utilise existing Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz spacecraft
Soyuz , Union) is a series of spacecraft initially designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today...
to send paying customers to the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. Customers will spend a week aboard the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
before flying to the Moon, where they will spend a further week in orbit. They originally expected to be operating by 2008, according to their best case scenario.
External links
- Official site
- W2Pi Galactic - World's First Space Travel Brokers