Problems and solutions that are preventing more women from becoming space tourists

Paper number

IAC-21,B3,2,3,x62659

Author

Mrs. Taiko Kawakami, Japan, ASTRAX, Inc.

Coauthor

Mr. Taichi Yamazaki, Japan, ASTRAX, Inc.

Year

2021

Abstract

Commercial space travel is about to begin in 2021, and it is estimated that over 100,000 people have made a booking with a private spacecraft company, of which only about 20% are women.
As one of the women who has signed up for stratospheric space travel, I have been spreading the word that space travel is becoming more widely available to the general public, not excluding the trip to a select few.
In my last paper, I mainly analyzed and presented what Japanese women need to want to go to space and what space travel is currently lacking.
There were many concerns about safety and health and the burden on the family being raised.
This time, we will expand the scope of the questionnaire to include areas outside of Japan. We will clarify whether the results of the previous analysis are unique to Japan or common throughout the world, and analyze why the percentage of women wanting to go to space is low in the world. Then, we will brush up and clarify the support programs necessary to increase the percentage of women’s desire for space travel .
This paper will present the results and analysis of the questionnaire survey and the necessary support programs. It will clarify what is needed to make space travel attractive to many women.

Abstract document

IAC-21,B3,2,3,x62659.brief.pdf

Manuscript document

IAC-21,B3,2,3,x62659.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).

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