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Space Adventures, the world’s leading space experiences company, announced today the unveiling of their SPACEFLIGHT CLUB. The Club will be a unifying voice for the next generation of space explorers and will provide members with the tools, experience and training needed to achieve their goal of spaceflight.
With each year of membership, Club’ annual dues and a percentage of Space Adventures’ program purchases will be set aside as credit toward participation in a suborbital spaceflight. In addition, members will be kept in the forefront of this new and exciting industry via newsletters, conferences and many other members-only benefits. Already, space enthusiasts are taking action to reserve their spots for suborbital spaceflights. Space Adventures is the marketing and experiences operation partner for several of the leading space vehicle manufacturing companies and is the only company currently accepting deposits from suborbital flight candidates.
“The dawn of private reusable launch vehicles is upon us. SpaceShipOne is a true triumph, when ambition, hard work and amazing technologies have demonstrated to the world that anything is possible,” said Eric Anderson, president and CEO of Space Adventures. “Space Adventures' SPACEFLIGHT CLUB enables private citizens to work toward their own dream of spaceflight. The Club is the answer to many who question, now that SpaceShipOne has flown successfully, how can I be a part of private suborbital flight history?”
“I am very excited to join Space Adventures’ SPACEFLIGHT CLUB. Many people, including myself, have an amazing passion for spaceflight. The Club is a perfect outlet for us to not only network, but to also share our experiences outside of the space world,” said Per Wimmer, new SPACEFLIGHT CLUB member and future suborbital spaceflight client, United Kingdom. “All the Space Adventures’ clients I have met so far come from many different walks of life and it will be quite invigorating to associate myself with such a diverse and dedicated group of people as we pursue our dream of spaceflight together.”
For more information on Space Adventures’ SPACEFLIGHT CLUB, please visit http://www.spaceadventures.com/flight/spaceflightclub.
Space Adventures’ suborbital program consists of a detailed four-day flight preparation and training. This highly focused and inspiring pre-flight experience will familiarize each passenger with the flight program, critical vehicle systems, flight operations, zero-gravity conditions, in-flight accelerations and space flight safety procedures. On launch day, flight specialists will assist the passengers in suiting up and guiding each through the final checklist. Each flight will be directed by both a skilled-pilot and a precise computer controlled system. As each vehicle reaches their maximum altitude, the rocket engines will shutdown and the passengers will experience up to five minutes of continuous weightlessness, all the while gazing at the vast blackness of space set against the blue horizon of the Earth below. For more information on Space Adventures’ suborbital program, please visit http://www.spaceadventures.com/flight/suborbital.
Space Adventures, the only company to have successfully launched private tourists to the International Space Station, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with an office in Moscow, Russia. It offers a variety of programs such as Zero Gravity and MiG flights, cosmonaut training, spaceflight qualification programs and reservations on future suborbital spacecrafts. The company's advisory board comprises Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin, shuttle astronauts Kathy Thornton, Robert (Hoot) Gibson, Charles Walker, Norm Thagard, Sam Durrance and Byron Lichtenberg and Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott.
