The four crew members will not be the first space tourists this year.
Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic took and in the future, will take their passengers onsuborbital launches.
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Led by Isaacman, the mission features a somewhat diverse group of people.
One crew member,Sian Proctor, won a contest among people who use Isaacmans online payment company.
Social outreach has also been an important aspect of the mission.
The crew recently appeared on thecover of Time magazineand is the subject of an ongoingNetflix documentary.
Sending a crew of amateur astronauts into orbit is a significant step in the development of space tourism.
For one, the cost remains quite high.
Despite these limitations, orbital space tourism is coming.
Some will even includes stops at the International Space Station.
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