A trip to the International Space Station will cost tourists $52 million

A trip to the International Space Station will cost tourists $52 million.

Bigelow Space Operations has "paid substantial sums as deposits and reservation fees" to SpaceX for four launches to the space station.The announcement comes after NASA on Friday said it would open the ISS for "private astronaut missions of up to 30 days."

The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station with its nose cone open revealing its docking mechanism while approaching the station.NASA has opened up the International Space Station to tourists and already companies are buying rides to fly so-called "private astronauts" up to the laboratory in the sky for a visit.

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