ꌚThe Great Lift-Off: When Space Travel Became Reality in 2027 By [Brijesh Chaturvedi] | 2027 --- Prologue: The Year Everything Changed It is 2027, and the impossible has become ordinary. For decades, space travel was the exclusive domain of elite astronauts—highly trained pilots and scientists who spent years preparing for a single mission. The rest of us could only dream. We watched grainy footage of Neil Armstrong's first steps. We read about the International Space Station. We wondered what it would be like to see Earth from above. That era is over. In 2027, space travel has become a reality for ordinary people. Not just billionaires. Not just celebrities. Everyone—or nearly everyone—can now look up at the night sky and know that they, too, could go there. This is the story of how it happened. --- Part I: The Technology That Made It Possible The Rocket Revolution The key to unlocking space for everyone was reusable rocket technology. In the e...