With the suborbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.
wɪððə sʌbˈoːɹbɪɾəl flˈaɪt ʌvðə pɹˈaɪvətli fˈʌndᵻd spˈeɪs ʃˈɪp wˈʌn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ɐ nˈuː kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi ʌv ˈæstɹənˌɔːt wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd: ðə kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈæstɹənˌɔːt.