SpaceX reckons, well, it can get the cost of landing a paying passenger on Mars down to a cool half a million dollars.
And it's not the only corporation that's looking to the stars and putting a price tag on them. Here is Phil Han.
Course laid in.
Maximum warp. Punch it.
We may not be flying through space at warp speed just yet, but if Star Trek is any inspiration, we soon could be.
Virgin Galactic is a pioneer in the space travel industry and will be the first commercial program to offer suborbital flights to paying passengers.
Tourists will spend $200,000 to have a seat onboard,
but they'll have the pleasure of being over 100 kilometers above Earth and experiencing six minutes of weightlessness.
Virgin has also built the first-ever commercial spaceport in New Mexico. It's here that the company will base their current and future space program.
Bloon is another company focusing their efforts on space tourism, but speed isn't a top priority.
Four passengers, each paying over $100,000, will float 36 kilometers above Earth.
The giant helium balloon will hold a tiny capsule that will offer views of the setting sun and the curvature of the Earth.
But while trips to other planets may seem a long way off, others are turning to new ways of exploring Earth.
The Air Cruise is a radical new design in travel that could see 100 guests soaring in a gigantic floating hotel.
The hotel would take you to some of the most exotic locations on Earth and will celebrate relaxation over intergalactic travel.