SpaceX launch makes history as four amateur astronauts orbit Earth

According to the experts in these things, the holiday of the future could involve hurtling around the earth at a speed of 17,000 miles an hour. Sickbag included.

That is what four amateur astronauts are doing right now after blasting off from Florida last night. Their historic all-civilian journey in their Dragon capsule is being credited with speeding up the countdown to commercial space travel.

But to book a ride it helps if you’re very, very rich.