Alan Shepard, the Apollo 14 astronaut, hit a golf ball on the Moon, but space tourists of the future could get the chance to practise their swing before lift-off under plans being put forward by Donald Trump.
The billionaire tycoon and Republican presidential hopeful wants to link his luxury golf resort at Turnberry to proposals for Prestwick airport to become the UK’s space tourism hub. A consortium has lodged a bid in which Trump Turnberry and its five-star hotel would become the official hospitality partner for space-bound tourists departing from Prestwick.
As well as rounds of golf at the international-standard course and stays in the £395 per-night hotel with views over the Firth of Clyde, packages would include whisky tours, Hebridean island hopping and visits