The age of private space travel is upon us. For a paltry few tens of millions, you could buy your own ticket to visit the International Space Station). A 10-day trip with Axiom Space cost Canadian businessman and philanthropist Mark Pathy) US$50-million to be exact.
Ivan Semeniuk), The Globe’s science reporter, got the chance to interview Mark while he was floating around the ISS. Ivan joins the show to talk about what Mark is doing with his time in space, why he decided to pay the large price tag to go and what this could mean for the future of space tourism.
