Mehmet S. Tosun is the Barbara Smith Campbell Distinguished Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He is also a Professor of Economics and the Director of International Programs in the College of Business. His research interests and expertise include public finance (particularly tax policy), regional economics, and economics of population and demography. The billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have recently successfully reached the edge of space. Dr. Tosun of the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, discusses the impact of these flights on the space economy.