Comment by teraflop
7 hours ago
The official website (https://www.staraxis.org/) has this to say:
> Fundraising is currently underway to complete construction this year and plan for the future of Star Axis. Star Axis will not open to the public for several years. Thank you for your patience.
> Your contribution to our fundraising campaign will provide opportunities for you to visit Star Axis between June and September 2026.
Which seems to hint that they're not planning to keep the current pricing model indefinitely. Hopefully it becomes more affordable once the construction has been fully paid for.
On the other hand, just looking at the pictures, it seems like the site might get pretty crowded if there were a significant number of visitors per day. So I guess there needs to be some kind of gatekeeping to prevent congestion. But maybe the remote location is enough to do that.
I don't think it would get too crowded. There really isn't much else going on in that area and not much population either.