First Look: Space Tourism Company Space Perspective Debuts First Marine Spaceport

Space Perspective, the human spaceflight company expected to launch its first flights in 2024, unveiled the world’s first marine spaceport for human spaceflight, MS Voyager.

MS Voyager will allow Space Perspective to launch and receive its spacecraft from marine-based sites essentially anywhere around the world. The 292-foot spaceport was acquired from Edison Chouest Offshore shipbuilders, and will homeport out of Port Canaveral until it is fully outfitted for future launches.

“Space Perspective will change your relationship with our planet by providing the quintessential astronaut experience of viewing Earth from the blackness of space,” said Jane Poynter, Space Perspective’s Founder and Co-CEO.

“It’s imperative for us to think about our business with a global mindset. Removing geographic borders for launch and landing accelerates our mission of making this transformative experience more accessible to the world and international marketplace – safely, reliably and with minimal impact on our planet.”

The company, which is currently offering bookings to the edge of space out of its headquarters on Florida’s Space Coast, is now working on integrating marine-based launches into its future plans.

Most importantly, launching via MS Voyager gives Space Perspective flexibility that it says is needed to grow into a future market that Canaccord Genuity says could be worth $8 billion by 2030.

“We always imagined offering the opportunity to view the most incredible natural phenomena from space, including the Northern Lights, the boot of Italy, the sheer scale of the Nile Delta, and the deep blue seas around the Bahamas. Marine Spaceports like MS Voyager make this a reality,” said Poynter.

So far, Space Perspective has already sold over 1,000 tickets at the $125,000 price point.