TOKYO / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – A Japanese travel company plans to launch a high-speed transportation service via space in the 2030s that could connect Tokyo and U.S. cities like New York in just 60 minutes. This initiative marks a significant step towards a new era of civil space tourism that is increasingly becoming a reality. The cost of a return trip is said to be around 100 million yen per passenger.
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A Japanese travel company’s announcement that it will launch a high-speed transportation service across space in the 2030s could revolutionize the way we think about travel. In collaboration with Tokyo-based startup Innovative Space Carrier Inc., Nippon Travel Agency Co. plans to provide a connection between Tokyo and cities like New York in just 60 minutes. This development is another step in the rapid evolution of civil space tourism, which is moving from science fiction to tangible reality.
The planned transport solution is based on reusable rockets that are intended to launch from an offshore location. This technology could theoretically connect any two points on Earth within an hour. The price for a round-trip trip is estimated at around 100 million yen, the equivalent of around US$657,000, per passenger. This shows that while space tourism is still a luxury, technological advances and the development of reusable rockets are gradually reducing costs.
Companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have already achieved milestones in suborbital spaceflight by taking paying passengers on short trips to the edge of space. These developments have opened the door to new concepts of point-to-point travel that could one day connect major cities around the world in less than an hour. Governments and space agencies are supporting these efforts through new regulations and infrastructure partnerships in the hope that commercial ventures will help fund broader exploration goals.
The Japanese initiative will be implemented in several phases, starting with space-themed tours and dining experiences tied to the project. Stays in orbit are even planned for the 2040s. Nippon Travel will focus on product design and marketing, while Innovative Space Carrier will work to reduce costs by extending the life of each rocket. These developments could make space tourism a growing part of the global economy.
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