Does Artemis II Prove Space Tourism Might Soon Take Off?

Retrofuturism is trending (again), propelled this time by the headline-making trip undertaken by the crew of Artemis II on 1 April. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mission set course for a part of the lunar surface never before seen by humans, marking the most significant step towards NASA’s goal of a crewed Moon landing by 2028.

This surge of orbital optimism doesn’t end with Artemis II’s takeoff. Even before the rocket took to the skies,…