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Looking to get really away from it all? How about 250 miles straight up and traveling at 17,500 mph away from it all? This year, why not take a vacation in low earth orbit—specifically, on the International Space Station (ISS)?

In recent years, this zero-gravity tangle of wires, solar panels, and science experiments has quietly become the ultimate libertarian getaway: government-funded, sure, but with private companies offering first-class tickets to private citizens, with no TSA line. Enjoy a little slice of the final frontier where the drinks are bagged, the views are unbeatable, and the small but real risk of death keeps things spicy.

Since 2001, a growing trickle of nongovernmental spacefare

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