CONCERNS RELATED TO SPACE TOURISM

> Impact on human health: Passengers would be in a potentially severe environment under abnormal conditions. Even during normal operations, they will experience intense accelerations and the absence of gravity.

> Lack of international rules on governance: New rules may need to be added for the certification of commercial products, services, personnel, and facilities, which were never considered in previous space projects.

> Impact on environment: Researchers state that routine launches by the rapidly growing space tourism industry may undermine progress made by the Montreal Protocol in reversing ozone depletion.

> Passenger Liability: International treaties and conventions are aimed at regulating the signatory states and are bereft of the provisions to handle the liability of private entities in space.

> Unclear status of Space tourist: No international space law has defined space tourists. Existing space treaties such as Outer Space Treaty, Rescue Agreement, etc. are only applicable to astronauts, envoys of mankind, or personnel of a spacecraft.

> High cost: Large leaps in cost metrics will be required to make space tourism a reality for the average person.