Cosmic Holidays

Is Space Tourism Exorbitant?

By (author) Jacques Arnould

Book cover: Cosmic Holidays

Extent: 100 pages

Publisher: ATF Press

Subjects: Business & Economics, Recreation: Leisure, Sports, & Travel

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2026)

ISBN: 9781923764316

6.02 x 9.02 inches

Price: $37.95

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Hardback (Published)

(June 2026)

ISBN: 9781923764323

6.02 x 9.02 inches

Price: $44.95

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PDF (Forthcoming)

(June 2026)

ISBN: 9781923764347

Price: $42.00

SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic now offer tickets to space. But at what price! Exorbitant sums, real pollution… Enough to fuel criticism against all forms of space activity. But isn’t this an illustration of the “obscene” nature of space? We are simply repeating in the sky the mistakes and excesses we are accustomed to on Earth. In short, before rejecting it outright, let’s take the time to learn more about space tourism, its origins, and its projects.

A historian of science and associate member of the Royal Academy of Belgium, Jacques Arnould has contributed to the development of ethics in human activities in space. Since 2001, he has been the ethics advisor to the French space agency, CNES. He has published several books on this topic with ATF: God, the Moon, and the Astronaut (2016); Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration (2017); and Ethics Handbook for the Space Odyssey (2020).

  • By (author) Jacques Arnould