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Billionaire Jared Isaacman paid an undisclosed sum for the trip which allowed the team to orbit for three days around Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The team called Inspiration 4 landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean near to Florida on September 18<sup>th<\/sup> and raised $200 million for St Jude\u2019s Cancer Research Facility. Musk was believed to have donated $50m to the fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This mission was considered paramount to future space travel for citizens, with Space X, Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin paving the way for this so called \u201cspace tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t come cheap though. Virgin Galactic are currently selling commercial flights to space at $450,000 while Blue Origin are expecting to sell tickets for between $200,000 and $300,000. 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