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Meaning of space tourist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

One who takes part in space tourism.

Examples

“Pundits predict that the first space tourists could be in orbit by 2005.”

“On April 30, 2001, US millionaire Dennis Tito arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a Russian Soyuz rocket, becoming the world’s first space tourist.”

“Every visitor has a full state of experiments to conduct during their stay - which is partly why they don't like being called space tourists.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

space travel space vehicle space velocity space vessel space wave space weapon