- Orbite intends to offer a distinctive lineup of courses designed to prepare individuals for space
- Guests will reside in lavish accommodations at one of the five slated bases.
Journeys to the final frontier are expected to become more approachable.
The company is planning to launch holiday campuses globally, where guests can obtain training for their first intergalactic trip.
To prepare travelers for commercial space travel, it plans to offer a broad range of experiences, including submarine excursions and space culinary classes.
Each camp, located in the United States, offers a unique space-themed experience. The camps will all become fully operational later this year.
An eight-day trip to Antarctica's South Pole, starting at $215,000/£173,000 per person, includes a glacier hike and outdoor explorations as Antarctica's "remote and extreme environment makes it a unique location for simulating life in space".
The camp promises an experience that approximates the sensation of being on another planet, all without even leaving Earth.
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Guests booked on the Astronaut Orientation course (beginning at $29,500 / £23,768) at Orbite's new Florida campus will participate in virtual reality spacecraft simulations and practice on a "microgravity" aircraft to experience weightlessness.
On the last day of the experience, which extends over four nights, participants will sit inside a spacecraft cabin, and "get to feel actual accelerative forces."
"Astronaut Orientation" is led by Orbite's Chief Astronaut Instructor, Brienna Rommes, who has trained more than 750 commercial astronauts for space voyages.
Participants in these programs are required to be in good physical condition but the trips are intended to be enjoyable and relaxing, similar to a vacation.
Orbite tells MailOnline: 'Space Experiences are premium travel holidays that combine space education and immersive learning experiences to offer an exciting and engaging introduction to the next generation of space travel.
‘Our Astronaut Training programmes, which have even more challenging conditions, take place in the facilities of a five-star resort in order to give every participant the experience of being on a ‘holiday’.’
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They, the founders, Jason Andrews and Nicholas Gaume, certainly share this viewpoint.
They tell MailOnline: ‘We are in the very early stages of the industry. As commercial space infrastructure grows further, like SpaceX’s Starship, the price and regularity of human space travel will improve, allowing an increasing number of people to experience space at lower overall cost points.’
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