Starship

SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket (collectively referred to as Starship) represent a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars and beyond. Starship will be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, with the ability to carry in excess of 100 metric tonnes to earth orbit. Drawing on an extensive history of launch vehicle and engine development programs; SpaceX has been rapidly iterating on the design of Starship with orbital-flight targeted for 2020.

Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy is the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000lb)--- a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel—Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9.

Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

FALCON HEAVY MILESTONES:

FALCON HEAVY FIRST FLIGHT: Falcon Heavy's inaugural flight from historic launch pad 39A in Florida.

STARMAN IN SPACE: Views of Starman beginning a billion year journey around the Sun.

100^th MERLIN 1D ENGINE: Largest private producer of rocket engines worldwide.

Dragon

Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth. Currently Dragon carries cargo to space, but it was designed from the beginning to carry humans. The first demonstration flight under NASA’s commercial Crew Program launched on March 2,2019 at 2:49a.m ET. The Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the space station ahead of schedule at 6:02a.m, ET on March 3, 2019, becoming the first American spacecraft in history to autonomously dock with the International Space Station.

DRAGON MILESTONES:

NASA ASTRONAUTS: NASA announces first astronauts flying on board Crew Dragon.

FIRST DRAGON REFLIGHT: First reflight of the Dragon spacecraft.

PAD ABORT: Successful test of Dragon's launch escape system.

Falcon 9

Falcon 9 is a two stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Falcon 9 is the first orbital class rocket capable of reflight. SpaceX believes rocket reusability is the key break through needed to reduce the cost of access to space and enable people to live on other planets.
Falcon 9 was designed from the ground up for maximum reliability. Falcon 9’s simple two- stage configuration minimizes the number of separation events—and with nine first-stage engines, it can safety complete its mission even in the event of an engine shutdown.
Falcon 9 made history in 2012 when it delivered Dragon into the correct orbit for rendezvous with the International Space Station, making SpaceX the first commercial company ever to visit the station. Since then Falcon 9 has made numerous trips to space, delivering satellites to orbit as well as delivering and returning cargo from the space station for NASA. Falcon 9, along with Dragon spacecraft, was designed from the outset to deliver humans into space and under an agreement with NASA, SpaceX is actively working toward this goal.

FALCON 9 MILESTONES:

DRONESHIP LANDING: First successful landing of Falcon 9 first stage on droneship.

SPACE STATION RESUPPLY: Dragon returns to the Space Station delivering supplies for the crew.

THE FALCON HAS LANDED: First successful landing of Falcon 9 first stage on land.

Space Tourism

SPACE TOURISM

For almost 20 years, Space Adventures has created unique and previously impossible opportunities for private citizens to experience space. As you may know, private agency has arranged eight spaceflight missions to the International Space Station (ISS) with their clients traveling over 36 million miles. Along the way, they also arranged several “firsts” in space tourism starting with, well, the First Space Tourist – in 2001! Private agency have also arranged for:

• The first African in space;
• The first female space tourist;
• The first space tourist to go more than once;
• The first second generation US astronaut;
• The first clown in space.

And now, they’re partnering with SpaceX for another “first of its kind” mission opportunity. The Dragon/Falcon 9 reusable system has consistently impressed the aerospace industry.

So, what’s the mission?

Agency  offering the chance of a lifetime to launch aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to low-Earth orbit (LEO). We know that some people like to push boundaries and may be thrilled to orbit Earth in the autonomously-piloted Dragon. The spacecraft will be launched by the Falcon 9 rocket – same transportation system that will transport NASA astronauts to the space station.

Agency previous clients visited the ISS, which is an amazing destination in LEO. But we want to offer our clients a choice and ability to find a mission that satisfies their desires, so for this mission agency removed the visit to the ISS. This mission is another step forward in our ability to offer different spaceflight experiences.

Instead of visiting the ISS, this mission will provide up to four individuals with the opportunity to break the world altitude record for private citizen spaceflight and see planet Earth the way no one has since the Gemini program.

Agency believe this is an ideal mission for those seeking a simplified spaceflight experience and don’t have a large contingent of science to accomplish in space.

Here’s what it means:

• The training time for the mission is greatly reduced. Training will focus solely on the Dragon spacecraft which requires minimal crew control. And the training will be conducted in the USA, which we know is appealing to a lot of our potential customers.
• Because there is no docking with the ISS, we can reach a significantly higher altitude. Higher altitude means passengers will see much more curvature of the Earth and far greater area of Earth outside the window.
• There are fewer constraints on the schedule and less complicated logistics. So this gives our clients a little more control of the schedule.

How many people can go

The mission can accommodate up to four people. Our clients will determine the final number. Obviously, the price changes depending on the number of people launching.

What’s the price?

The price for this mission is in the same range as past private orbital spaceflights. We can’t say more than that as it depends on who chooses to participate and the make-up of the participants. If you are interested in learning more, and when appropriate are prepared to demonstrate your financial capability, then contact us for more information.

How long is the mission?

There are a number of factors to consider. Technical considerations determine the upper bound of what is possible – likely 3-4 days, but potentially up to 5 days, but the rest will be determined in consultation with our clients and SpaceX.

Not only are we excited to share with you this mission opportunity with SpaceX, but there are additional spaceflight windows of opportunities opening now as well.