Orbite Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:07:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Orbite Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Orbite to expand luxury space training with Series A funding https://spacenews.com/orbite-to-expand-luxury-space-training-with-series-a-funding/ https://spacenews.com/orbite-to-expand-luxury-space-training-with-series-a-funding/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:07:37 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=510029

SAN FRANCISCO – Spaceflight training startup Orbite has raised $4 million to expand its business, which combines astronaut training with luxury vacations. After raising $4 million in a Series A […]

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Space hospitality company Orbite has unveiled a training program for potential space tourists, given them a taste of the spaceflight experience.

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]]> 114387 Space hospitality startup to establish training complex https://spacenews.com/orbite-to-train-astronauts/ https://spacenews.com/orbite-to-train-astronauts/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:00:41 +0000 https://dev-spacenews.pantheonsite.io/?p=103606

Orbite Corp., a Seattle startup founded by American entrepreneur Jason Andrews and French entrepreneur Nicolas Gaume, announced plans July 14 to establish a Spaceflight Gateway and Astronaut Training Complex offering luxury accommodations, dining and recreation for commercial astronauts, their friends and families.

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