Some space stocks have skyrocketed this year, so caution is in order, but these picks may eventually go to the moon.

Space tourism is in an exploration phase – the decisions companies make around how to conduct these experiences now will set the tone moving forward.

If you want to take a trip into outer space like Katy Perry did, how much is that actually going to cost? Is affordable interstellar travel becoming a reality?

Space tourists are participants in a crafted, symbolic journey that reflects how commercial spaceflight is redefining what it means to go to space.

Its tickets, which cost roughly $70 million, are steep compared to other human spaceflight options offered by space tourism companies.

Space tourism as a niche market Space tourism has its origins in 1986 with the launch of the Mir space station, which later became the first orbital platform to host nonprofessional astronauts.

Space tourism is in an exploration phase – the decisions companies make around how to conduct these experiences now will set the tone moving forward.