Going to space for fun? You should be taxed, lawmaker says.

Space tourists — and the companies that ferry them — should pay taxes on their flights, said a U.S. lawmaker proposing one.

“Space exploration isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) in a statement announcing his plans to introduce the new tax.

“Just as normal Americans pay taxes when they buy airline tickets, billionaires who fly into space to produce nothing of scientific value should do the same, and then some,” he said Tuesday.