Top 5 Space Tourism startups

Updated: April 15, 2024 | Editor: Boris Maslennikov

Space tourism startups are developing spacecraft and suborbital vehicles designed to carry paying customers on brief but exhilarating journeys to the edge of space. They are offering adventurous tourists the chance to experience weightlessness, witness breathtaking views of Earth from space, and participate in a truly transformative experience.
1
Virgin Galactic
Country: UK | Funding: $1.1B
Virgin Galactic is a commercial spaceline that develops commercial spacecrafts.
2
Blue Origin
Country: USA | Funding: $167.4M
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
3
Space Perspective
Country: USA | Funding: $65.1M
Space Perspective is a space travel company that provides an accessible carbon-neutral spaceflight experience.
4
Vast Space
Country: USA
Vast is a pioneer in space habitation technologies focused on expanding humanity across the solar system.
5
HALO Space
Country: Spain | Funding: €1.5M
HALO Space provides sustainable Near Space Balloon Tourism
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Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com