Space Perspective is a space tourism company that aims to provide accessible spaceflight experiences via high-altitude balloon flights. Their primary product, Spaceship Neptune, is a pressurized capsule propelled by a SpaceBalloon™ designed to offer a safe six-hour journey to the edge of space. Founded by spaceflight veterans Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum, the company had intended to commence commercial flights in late 2024 or early 2025, but recent reports indicate financial turmoil and a potential shutdown in early 2025.
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EOS-X Space acquired and integrated the U.S. company Space Perspective.
The combined EOS-X Space and Space Perspective entity has a proforma implied valuation greater than $650 million.
Voyager was previously owned by Space Perspective.
Private space stations are set to be deployed by Axiom and Space Perspective.
Space Perspective opened the Seely SpaceBalloon Factory, a 700-foot-long manufacturing facility located at the company's headquarters.
Space Perspective's Manufacturing team is led by Vincent Bachet, formerly of SpaceX.
Space Perspective is completing its first pressurized capsule that it plans to fly on uncrewed tests in the first part of 2023.
Space Perspective raised $17,000,000 in May and has raised more than $65,000,000 to date.
Space Perspective is buying a ship called MS Voyager to use as an oceangoing launch platform for its Spaceship Neptune balloon system.
Space Perspective has sold more than 1,000 tickets at a current price of $125,000 each.
Space Perspective announced the acquisition of MS Voyager on 2022-11-15.
Space Perspective originally planned to launch its balloons from land on Florida’s Space Coast and plans MS Voyager as the first of several ships to augment those plans.
Ocean launches from MS Voyager would allow Space Perspective to offer launches at different times of day, including dusk and night, unlike typical land launches that are restricted to early morning.
Silicon Valley Bank, Trinity Capital, and Henry Kravis invested in Space Perspective's recent $17,000,000 funding round.
Space Perspective has raised more than $65,000,000 in total funding to date.
Executives expected the $40,000,000 Series A in October 2021 to fully fund Space Perspective through the start of commercial operations.
Space Perspective raised an additional $17,000,000 to further development of its stratospheric passenger balloon system.
Space Perspective raised $40,000,000 in a Series A round in October 2021.
Space Perspective’s flights will be performed under a license obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.
Space Perspective plans to build a headquarters and manufacturing complex at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville.