Premier space training and operations company Orbite has announced the completion of its $4 million Series A funding round, backed by both existing and new investors. The new funding will allow Orbite to scale its operations, boost sales and marketing efforts, and advance pre-development for its inaugural Spaceflight Gateway Campus. The company also revealed a strategic partnership with Accor to support the development and operation of Orbite’s Spaceflight Gateway campus and its plans for international expansion.
Additionally, Orbite introduced its “Experience Train Fly Program,” a curated suite of offerings that provide immersive journeys into space exploration within luxurious settings, tailored training for all levels of space readiness and customized flight missions for adventurers and space enthusiasts. To that point, NASA and other space agencies dedicate years to training their astronaut candidates before they embark on their first mission. Orbite’s immersive astronaut training programs, on the other hand, bring this rigorous experience to guests, offering a holistic blend of education, training, health and wellness creating a unique space hospitality experience.
Orbite’s "Experience Train Fly Programs" offer exclusive space exploration and astronaut training experiences starting in 2025. Customers can now secure their place in the following programs:
- Living in Space: An immersive journey into the future of space habitats, held in Paris, France.
- Space Health: A specialized experience focusing on wellness and the physical demands of space, in Curaçao.
- Sea-Space Odyssey: Explore new depths in an environment more uncharted than outer space, in Curaçao.
Additional experiences, as well as "Train and Fly" offerings and bundles, will be added to the program schedule in the coming months.
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