- This page contains information about projects in Space Tourism and various adventures in the air. Some are active now, some will be become available soon.
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High-Altitude Adventures podcast
In this podcast we discuss projects shown below: with companies which operate them, or with people who tried them.
You can watch all episodes on YouTube or listen at any of these platforms:
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Private Lunar missions
Rocket launches to Earth orbit, then flies to and around the Moon. Not landing on the Moon (yet). Astronaut training (shortened version). G-forces at launch and re-entry, weightlessness in space.
Dear Moon
Launch into space on Space X Starship, as part of the Dear Moon mission.
Flight profile: animation – part 1, part 2.
Flight duration: est. 1 week
Crew size: Yusaku Maezawa + 8
Irish crew-member: Rhiannon Adam
Training: 1 year
Launch location: U.S.
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price: est. $300 mln, free for passengers
Polaris Program
Launch into space on Space X Starship, as part of the Polaris Program.
Flight duration: est. 1 week
Crew size: Jared Isaacman + TBD crew
Training: TBD
Launch location: TBD, U.S.
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price: est. $300 mln, TBD for passengers
Dennis & Akiko Tito
Launch into space on Space X Starship, Moon fly-by.
Flight duration: 1 week
Crew size: Dennis & Akiko Tito + 10
Training: TBD
Launch location: TBD, U.S.
Timeline: “within 5 years”, 2025?
Ticket price: TBD, passenger to pay their share
Space stations
Rocket launch to space followed by a long-term stay on the International Space Station (ISS) or a private space station (see below). May include a “space walk”. Astronaut training (shortened version). G-forces at launch and re-entry, weightlessness when in orbit.
Axiom Space
Launch into space on Space X Falcon-9 / Crew Dragon or other launch vehicle/orbiter. Long-term stay in Axiom modules of the ISS or at Axiom Station.
Flight duration: ~ 6 months
Crew size: TBD
Training: TBD
Launch location: U.S.
Timeline: first Axiom module est. in 2026
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Starlab Space LLC
A JV between Voyager Space and Airbus to design and build Starlab station. Partners: ESA, Northrop Grumman (contractor). Permanent commercial space station. Main projects will be with NASA & ESA. Commerical tourist projects may follow.
Crew size: 4
Timeline: launch planned for 2028
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Starship.
Crew delivery by: SpaceX CrewDragon.
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Orbital Reef
Launch into space on Blue Origin/New Glen + Boeing Starliner or Sierra Space Dream Chaser. Orbit altitude: 500 km.
Flight duration (tourists): TBD
Crew size: TBD (est. 10)
Training: TBD
Launch location: U.S.
Timeline: est. start operations in 2027. Blue Origin and Sierra Space may follow separate projects.
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Vast, Haven-1 station
Launch into space with SpaceX Falcon9. Crew visits on SpaceX CrewDragon.
Flight duration (tourists): “up to 30 days”
Crew size: 4
Training (for tourists): TBD
Launch location: U.S.
Timeline: est. launch in 2025
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Before their own station is in orbit, Vast will seek to organise private astronauts flights to ISS. Source.
SpaceX Starship
SpaceX Starship might be outfitted as a space station. Source.
Chinese Space Station
Chinese state-owned space station Tiangong. Researchers from many countries were invited to participate with scientific projects. Space tourism projects are possible in the future.
Crew size: 3
Training: TBD
Timeline: operational now
Tourism timeline: no immediate plans for space tourism.
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Above: Space
Pioneer Space Station. Artificial gravity
Crew size: 28
Launch date: est. 2025
Voyager Space Station. Artificial gravity
Crew size + hotel guests: 400
Launch: est. 2027
Think Orbital
ThinkPlatform-3 commercial space station
Crew size: up to 40
Training: TBD
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Orbital flights
Rocket launch to space. Duration: from several days to ~ 2 weeks (may include a short-term stay on the ISS). May include a “space walk”. Astronaut training (shortened version). G-forces at launch and re-entry, weightlessness when in orbit.
Space X
Launch into space on Falcon-9 in Crew Dragon. Re-entry, parachute descent, splashdown.
Flight duration: 4 days/LEO – 2 weeks/ISS
Crew: 4 passengers
Training: 6 months
Launch location: U.S., Florida
Status: 1 flight performed (Inspiration 4)
Next flight (Polaris Dawn): est. 2024.
Ticket price: TBD
Axiom Space
Launch into space on Space X Falcon-9 / Crew Dragon. ISS visit. Re-entry, parachute descent, splashdown.
Flight duration: ~2 weeks
Crew: 1 professional astronaut + 3 passengers
Training: 6 months
Launch location: U.S., Florida
Status: 3 commercial flights performed.
Ticket price: TBD (est. $55 mln /seat)
Boeing Starliner
Launch into space on ULA/Atlas V in Starliner. ISS visit. Re-entry, parachute descent to the ground.
Flight duration: several days to 2 weeks
Cabin size: 5-7 seats, 1 – for tourist
Launch location: U.S., Florida
Timeline: First manned flight in Apr 2024
Ticket price: TBD (est. $90 mln /seat)
Space Engine Systems
Hello-2 orbital spacecraft.
Flight duration: TBD
Cabin size: 1 crew + 2 passengers
Launch locations: TBD, est. U.S., U.K., Iceland
Timeline: first flight est. in 2025
Ticket price: TBD
The Exploration Company
Nyx spacecraft. Initially designed for cargo missions with potential to carry humans.
Flight duration: TBD
Crew size: TBD
Launch locations: TBD
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price (for tourists): TBD
Sub-orbital flights
Rocket launches to a height of 80-100km. Short duration. Short training. No amenities in cabins as trip durations are short. G-forces at ascent and descent, short period of weightlessness.
Blue Origin
Rocket launch to 100+ km. Parachute descent.
Flight duration: 11 min (~3 min in zero-G)
Cabin size: 6 passengers
Location: U.S., Texas
Status: 6 commercial flights performed. FAA investigation closed. Flights resumed (cargo), passenger flights expected in 2024.
Ticket price: contact the operator
Free travel option: by Space for Humanity
Virgin Galactic
Initial ascent to 50,000 ft attached to mothership, then spaceship ride to ~86 km. Gliding descent.
Flight duration: 90 min total flight time, several min in zero G.
Cabin size: 2 crew + 4 passengers
Location: U.S., New Mexico
Status: operational. After 1 more flight in 2024 the company will suspend commercial flights of the Unity-class spaceship. First Delta-class spaceship is expected to enter commercial service in 2026.
Ticket price: TBD ($600K – $1mln)
Starship Earth-Earth
Suborbital passenger flights on SpaceX Starship.
Flight duration: transcontinental flight ~ 30-45 min, several min in weightlessness
Cabin size: TBD (up to 800+ passengers)
Location: TBD (Worldwide?)
Timeline: TBD (2024?)
Ticket price: TBD ($ 1,000-2,000 / seat?)
Other applications: defence
CAS Space / China
Rocket launch to 100+ km. Parachute descent.
Flight duration: 10 min (3 min in weightlessness)
Cabin size: 7 passengers
Location: China
Timeline: TBD (2024–2027)
Ticket price: TBD (est. $285,000+ / seat)
Space Engine Systems
Hello-1 sub-orbital spaceplane (100km).
Hello-2 spaceplane in suborbital mode.
Flight duration: TBD
Cabin size:
Hello-1: 2 crew + 6 passengers
Hello-2: 2 crew + 33 passengers
Launch locations: TBD, est. U.S., U.K., Iceland
Timeline: first Hello-1 flight est. in 2023; first flight of Hello-2 est. in 2025
Ticket price: TBD
SPACE WALKER
Suborbital flight (spaceplane) to 120 km
Flight duration: ~ 15 minutes full mission, several minutes in weightlessness.
Cabin size: 2 crew + 6 passengers
Launch locations: Japan
Timeline: 2029
Ticket price: TBD
PD Aerospace
Suborbital flight (spaceplane) to 80 km
Flight duration: TBD
Cabin size: 3 crew + 5 passengers
Launch locations: Shimojishima airport, Okinawa, Japan
Timeline: 2029
Ticket price: $350,000 / person
Polaris
Human Suborbital Spaceflight.
Flight duration: TBD
Cabin size: TBD
Launch locations: TBD
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price: TBD
Copenhagen Suborbitals
“Spica” rocket manned suborbital launch to 105 km, landing in the Baltic Sea.
Flight duration: 15 minutes (several minutes in weightlessness)
Crew size: 1
Launch location: Baltic Sea
Timeline: “5 yrs away”
Ticket price: N/A
Stratospheric & high-altitude balloons, hybrid aircraft, solo-flyer balloons
Slow ascents to high altitudes: 20,000 ft to 120,000 ft. Long duration of flights. No space training required: just safety briefs and familiarisation training. Cabins usually have full amenities. No G-forces or weightlessness.
Space Perspective
Stratospheric balloon (hydrogen) ascent to 100,000 ft, descent under balloon, splashdown. Parachute backup system.
Flight duration: 6-8 hrs
Cabin size: 1 crew + 8 passengers
Launch locations: U.S., Florida, then worldwide (also sea-based launches)
Timeline: passenger flights: late 2024
Ticket price: $125,000 / seat ($1000 refundable deposit).
World View
Stratospheric balloon (helium) ascent to 100,000 ft. Landing on ground (parafoil).
Flight duration: 6-12 hrs
Cabin size: 2 crew + 8 passengers
Location: U.S., Grand Canyon, worldwide.
Timeline: first passenger flight in 2024
Ticket price: $50,000 / seat
Iwaya Giken + JTB Corp
Stratospheric balloon (helium) ascent to 25 km (82,000 ft.)
Flight duration: 2hrs (ascent) + 1hr (at altitude) + 1hr (descent)
Cabin size: 1 pilot + 1 passenger
Launch location: Hokkaido, Japan
Timeline: first flight in Oct. 2023
Ticket price: initially ~$180,000
Zero 2 Infinity
Stratospheric balloon (helium) ascent to 118,000 ft (36 km). Landing on the ground (parafoil).
Flight duration: 5 hrs (2 hrs at full altitude)
Cabin size: 2 crew + 4 passengers
Location: Spain, then worldwide
Timeline: est. first passenger flight in 2025
Ticket price: est. €110,000 / seat
Zephalto
Stratospheric balloon (helium or hydrogen) ascent to 82,000 ft (25 km), descent. Céleste capsule.
Flight duration: 6 hrs
Crew: 2 pilots + 6 passengers
Location: France
Timeline: first passenger flight in 2024
Ticket price: €120,000/seat. Source.
Stratoflight
Stratospheric balloon (hydrogen) ascent to 115,000 ft, open balcony, spacesuits, parafoil descent to the ground.
Flight duration: 5 hrs, 1 hr at altitude
Cabin size: 2 pilots + 4 passengers
Location: France
Timeline: first flight in 2025
Ticket price: TBD, incl. education/charity.
Halo Space
In partnership with GMV. Stratospheric balloon (helium, later “green” hydrogen) ascent to 130,000 ft (40 km), parachute landing
Flight duration: 6 hrs
Cabin size: 1 pilot + 8 passengers
Launch locations: “across 4 continents”
Timeline: first flight in 2025
Ticket price: TBD
EOS-X
Stratospheric balloon (helium or hydrogen) ascent to 120,000 ft. Landing on the ground (parafoil)
Flight duration: est. 4-5 hrs
Cabin size: est. 5-8 passengers
Location: TBD
Timeline: TBD
Ticket price: est. $150,000-$200,000/seat
Everest Balloon
Hot-air balloon ascent to 29,000 ft.
Flight duration: up to 100 min
Cabin size: 1 pilot + up to 18 passengers
Location: currently U.S., then worldwide
Timeline: in operation
Ticket price: TBD
Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid aircraft (aerodynamic lift + helium): Airlander 10, Airlander 50.
Altitude: hundreds to thousands of ft
Flight duration: several days
Cabin: 8 double cabins, or up to 100 seats
Location: Bedford, U.K.
Timeline: first flight est. 2025
Ticket price: TBD by future operators
OceanSky Cruises
Hybrid Airship (helium) tours.
Altitude: 300 ft to 10,000 ft
North Pole tour duration: 38 hrs
Cabin size: 8 double cabins + 7 crew
Location: tours to North Pole from Svalbard (also tours across Africa)
Timeline: first tours est. in 2026-2027
Ticket price: $210,000/cabin (2 pers.)
The Aéroplume
Flying under a helium balloon
Altitude: inside the hangar (or in the cave)
Cabin size: solo (body weight up to 90 kg)
Location: Normandy, France
When: during French school holidays in spring/summer/autumn
Ticket price: € 60 / 20 min of flying time (€73.50 in the cave)
High-altitude flights in aircraft/gliders
Flying in fighter jets or trainer aircraft. Glider flights at high altitudes. In the future: flights on supersonic passenger aircraft, fighter jet flights to the edge of space, glider flights in stratosphere.
Aero Legends
Flying in a jet aircraft: BAC Strikemaster (20 min airborne).
Cabin size: 1 crew + 1 passenger
Location: North Weald Airfield, Essex, U.K.
Timing: from April 2023
Ticket price: “from £2,250”
L-29/39 jets trainers
L-29 & L-39 flying experience
Cabin size: 1 crew + 1 passenger
Location: U.S., Europe. Australia
Training: pilot license may be required
Ticket price: $3,000-$35,000 range
Aurora Aerospace
L-39 and Mig-21 experience.
Location: St.Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Florida, U.S.
Price: $5,800
Untold Story
Flying in a glider over the French Alps or the Himalayas
Cabin size: pilot (Klaus Ohlmann) + 1 passenger
Location: France / Nepal
Status: in operation
Ticket price: TBD
Zero-G flights / Centrifuge training
Flying in aircraft following parabolic trajectories which imitate low-gravity conditions (such as on the Moon or Mars) or weightlessness. No training required. Several minutes of weightlessness during several parabolic manoeuvres.
Zero Gravity Corp
Zero-g flying in B727. FAA certified.
Cabin size: crew + up to 28 passenger
Flight time: 5 hrs (includes 15 parabolas x 30 sec of reduced gravity)
Several locations in U.S.
Ticket price: $9,900 + tax / passenger
AirZeroG/Novespace
Zero-g flying in A310
Cabin size: 7 crew + up to 51 passengers
Flight time: several hrs (including up to 30 parabolas, ~ 11 min in total of reduced gravity)
Several locations in Europe
Ticket price: €6,900-€8,000 / passenger
Diamond Air Services
Zero-g flying in Mitsubishi MU-300
Cabin size: several passengers
Flight time: 20 seconds in microgravity
Location: Japan
Ticket price: TBD
Incredible Adventures Zero-g flights
Zero-g experience.
Cabin size: 2 crew + 1 passenger
Flight time: up to 10 parabolas x 10 sec, ~ 2 min of reduced gravity
Aircraft: Rockwell Commander 700
Location: U.S., Florida
Ticket price: $4,000 / passenger
Aurora Aerospace
Zero-g experience.
Duration: 45 min
Aircraft: Rockwell Commander 700
Location: St.Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Florida, U.S.
Price: $3,999
NASTAR
Several commercial astronaut training programs including centrifuge training.
Location: PA, U.S.
Price: course-specific
Virtual reality
Using virtual-reality gear to “visit” outer space or the International Space Station (ISS).
Infinity Experiences, Inc
VR tour of the International Space Station.
Group size: up to 150
Duration: 35 min
Location: Canada, US
Ticket price: ~$50 / person
Meta Oculus Mission: ISS
VR tour of the International Space Station.
Individual experience. Part of the Meta App Store. Free
EarthScape VR
Immersive VR recreating “Overview Effect”
Individual experience
PaleBlue
Professional VR simulators of Moon missions, the International Space Station.
Skydiving & body-flying
Tandem skydives: high-altitude, scenic, wingsuit, recreational. Body-flying: tunnels, jet-suits.
Incredible Adventures
HALO tandem skydive from 28,000 ft.
Location: U.S.,Tennessee.
Price: $5,000
Everest tandem skydive from 29,000 ft.
Location: Nepal.
Price: $25,000-$30,000
North Pole tandem skydive.
Location: Norway or the North Pole
Price: $77,000
Sky Vibration
Wingsuit Tandem Skydive
Wingsuit tandem skydive
Altitude: 4-6 km
Locations in France, Belgium, or Switzerland.
Prices starting from €990-2,900/person
Irish Parachute Club
Tandem skydives or training programs: AFF / static-line.
Altitude: 10,000-13,000 ft
Location: Clonbullogue airfield, Co. Offaly
Alternative location: Donegal airport (on this video)
Price: €290-350 / tandem jump
or call: +353 046 973 0103
Skydive Ireland
Tandem skydives or training program.
Altitude: 10,000-15,000 ft
Location: Coleraine, BT51 5LQ, Co. Derry
Price: £349 / tandem jump
Gravity jet-suits
Jet-suit flying: one-time or flight school.
Locations: The Goodwood Estate, U.K.
Flight Experience: £2,200 + VAT
Flight Training: £6,600 + VAT
Body-flying in wind tunnels
Several disciplines/styles of bod- flying: teams, freefly, freestyle. May become an Olympic sport.
Locations: worldwide
Prices: from £20/minute to $200/hr. (check locally)
There is a wind tunnel in Belfast: Vertigo Indoor Skydiving.
There is also a Wingsuit wind tunnel in Stockholm.
Jobs in space
Some of my friends wanted to be astronauts, but were too shy to even try. They didn’t know they could’ve applied so they missed their opportunities.
This section is about jobs in space: how to become a professional astronaut or be part of a commercial space crew. If you want to go to space for free (and even get paid), here are some of your options:
- NASA (application are accepted until April 2, 2024): Become an Astronaut
- EASA: Recruitment Process
- Commercial astronauts: MIT Technology Review (March 2021)
- Sierra Space astronauts training program. U.S.
- NASTAR commercial spaceflight training. U.S.
- Orbite. Astronaut training. U.S.
- STAR HARBOR Education Foundation. U.S.
- Space Training Academy, Europe
- Spaceflight Institute, Europe
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