Space Adventures

Space Adventures is a company that arranges spaceflights for private citizens. It was founded in 1998 and is based in Vienna, Virginia, in the United States. The company says it is the only company to have arranged for private astronauts to fly to and live in space.

The company does not build rockets or spacecraft. It works with the companies that do. Space Adventures creates spaceflight opportunities in three ways. It books places on spacecraft already scheduled to launch. It matches people to fly together on missions it commissions. It also runs fully private missions.

Clients come from many backgrounds. Some have deep technical or engineering skills, and some do not. The company works with each client to set a training and preparation plan. Clients can focus on the view, on science, on meeting students, or on charity work.

The site lists these experiences: a circumlunar mission, a stay at the space station, a spacewalk, spaceflight training, a launch tour, and a zero gravity flight. The zero gravity flight is listed as an experience on the ground. Other pages cover photo and video galleries and press releases.

The company says its clients have flown over 36 million miles in space. The news section covers recent missions. In late 2021, two clients, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, launched to the International Space Station and later returned. Another client took part in a research study with TRISH.

The blog covers the history of private spaceflight. One post marks the 20th anniversary of Dennis Tito's flight, which the text describes as the first fare-paying private citizen to launch into space. Other posts cover commercial spaceflight in 2021 and in 2023.

Contact is through a form on the site. Visitors choose a program and say what kind of interest they have. The site also has a newsletter sign up. The company is on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.