05. Including training, how long does it take to prepare for a vacation trip to space? (A K2S Question)

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Preparing for a trip to space is not an easy process. Normally, astronauts need to be carefully selected and trained for space travel. At present, those few tourists who have been lucky enough to travel to the ISS for several days have undertaken much of the normal astronaut training over several months. Soon, when sub-orbital space tourism flights begin, training lasting only a few days might be needed. But eventually, as space tourism becomes more common and safer, preparation might be limited to a few simple medical checks and the sorts of training provided to airline passengers today.

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Answer provided by Geoffrey I. Crouch, Ph.D.

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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