THE VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME AS A NEW RESOURCE BASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN THE FAR EAST

Abstract

An article studies the resource base of tourism development in the Far East, namely space tourism by studying the appropriate infrastructure, as well as problems in the functioning of space objects of the country. The purpose of articles researching of the existing infrastructure as a space launch platform for the implementation of tourist programs of space orientation and cultural and educational products.The methodology of the work: the description, a theoretical analysis, synthesis. The results of the study of available resource base of the Far East today is the lack of infrastructure for the development of the packaged tourist products. Rocket launchers development Vostochny cosmodrome of the Russian Federation are not yet ready to make sub-orbital tourist flights into space and the lack of accommodation facilities in its territory and is still a small number of excursion sites display does not allow to create quality tourism products of space orientation. Therefore, appropriate for today is to design a cultural and educational tours into areas that are located in close proximity to the cosmodrome, including a visiting to the Vostochny in the tour program. In the near future the space travel demand is depending on the technical component of the spaceport and licensing companies in the implementation of commercial vehicle operations.

Keywords

• space infrastructure
• sub-orbital tourist flights
• cosmodrome
• tour operators
• cultural and educational product