This company just inked 1st NASA deal to send astronauts to the ISS

More non-government astronauts are due to spend some time at the International Space Station under NASA's latest commercial partnership. California-based Vast inked a deal that paves the way for the aerospace company to send four private astronauts not affiliated with space agencies like NASA to the orbital outpost for up to 14 days. While it'll be the debut private astronaut mission for Vast, ventures of this kind aren't exactly new territory for NASA. More

(Source: USA Today - Feb 19)