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Developing Orbital Planes for Tourist Use

Despite being proven possible in 1963, the development of orbital planes for rich tourists has not been publicly proposed by major players like Bezos or Musk. The main issue seems to be the significant technological and financial hurdles required to achieve sustained orbital motion. The minimum altitude for Earth orbit is about 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface.

Futurism & Emerging Fields, Space Studies, Space Tourism