The topic of conversation shifts to another pastime of the extremely wealthy: traveling the universe, as the inquiry into the catastrophic Titan submarine accident is expected to take up to two years.

Rich people’s pastimes carry several possible risks.

Following the tragic accident of the Titan submarine, which claimed the lives of five passengers en route to investigate the Titanic’s remnants, commercial space tourism has gained significant attention in global media discourse in recent days.

According to experts, space tourism and tourism related to ocean exploration share many similarities. Targeting an ultra-wealthy clientele, going to far-off places, and possibly traveling in “uncontrolled” cars make it a crowded field.

OceanGate’s submarine disaster is being examined by the world, and concerns are raised by the ship’s lack of safety precautions.

Titan and other submersibles have not been tested to recognized standards or categorized using an assurance procedure. Similar dangers exist in the private space tourism sector even though there hasn’t been a catastrophe comparable to the OceanGate debacle.

Dr. Brian Weeden of the nonprofit Secure World Foundation, who oversees program planning, claims that commercial human spaceflight: “lacks safety oversight mechanisms.”

“There is a big concern that no safety regulations will mean some shady practices can lead to tourists being hurt or even killed,” Dr Brian said. emphasize.

The Federal Aviation Administration is not allowed to impose safety requirements on commercial spacecraft that are carrying tourists to explore space, according to current US law. If the current legislation isn’t extended, that might change as soon as this year.

Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic Holdings, and SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, are a few businesses that offer space tourism flights. Because their clients spend many times more money than they would on an average trip, they are all extremely wealthy.

For instance, each tourist must spend roughly 450,000 USD (more than 10 billion VND) for the space trip, which is slated to take place at the end of June 2023, and the second trip, which Virgin Galactic is offering in August 2023.

On the other hand, travelers who take part in this unique journey do so with “informed consent”. By saying that “participation in spaceflight may result in serious injury, or partial loss of physical or mental function, or even death,” they are confessing to the risk involved.

A SpaceX representative claimed in front of the “watching eyes” of the world that the Crew Dragon spacecraft was developed in compliance with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) safety regulations. SpaceX uses this method to transport its astronauts to the International Space Station.

Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, meanwhile, both declined to comment.

Currently, space tourism is on the rise, causing experts to believe that clear laws are needed at this time.

“I really want the government and academics to discuss something and see if everyone agrees or not. If a serious accident occurs, it will be very bad,” said Mr. George Nield, President of Commercial Space Technologies. express opinion.