Space Perspective announces new additions to its team of accomplished and dynamic luminaries including the world’s leading SpaceBalloon™ manufacturer, the SpaceX Dragon capsule marine operations lead, the lead for Boeing’s 787 composite fuselage and window system, and an award-winning documentarian

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–(Space Perspective PR) — Space Perspective, Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today announced additional financing from a group of investors including Silicon Valley Bank, Trinity Capital, and investor and philanthropist Henry Kravis. The financing brings the company’s total capital raised to date to more than $65 million.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 12, 2022 (Space Perspective PR) — Space travel has never been more comfortable nor kind to the environment.  Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company set on advancing a better appreciation of planet Earth and the interconnectedness of the human race, today reveals Spaceship Neptune’s customizable Space Lounge™ interior.  The only carbon neutral, zero-emission way to space, Spaceship Neptune places safety, the thrilling views and interaction between Space Explorers front and center in its pioneering design, with sustainable materials embraced throughout – including a bar handcrafted using proprietary materials recycled from the unique SpaceBalloon™ connected to the capsule.  The patented 360-degree panoramic windows (0.56 meters wide x 1.54 meters high) will be the largest-ever flown to space.  Even the restroom will have a view!

Announces Partnership with Cool Effect to Offset Carbon Emissions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today began accepting cryptocurrencies – including Bitcoin, Ethereum and many others – as payment to reserve a flight on Spaceship Neptune. During the booking process on www.spaceperspective.com/bookyourspaceflight, customers can now select crypto as a payment option and will be directed to Coinbase.com to safely and securely complete their transaction – a first in the commercial space flight industry.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) — Space Perspective, the world’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today announced that it has selected Florida’s Space Coast Spaceport in Titusville, Florida as the location for the company’s worldwide campus and manufacturing complex.

• Largest Venture Funding Round in History for a Human SpaceBalloon™ Company
• Additional Funding from LightShed Ventures, Explorer 1 Fund and Others Propels Launch of Commercial SpaceBalloon™ Flights to the Edge of Space by Late 2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today announced a $40 million Series A financing round led by deep-technology VC firm Prime Movers Lab with additional participation from existing and new investors. The new injection of capital marks the first time a human SpaceBalloon company has raised this level of investment. To date, Space Perspective has raised a total of $48 million in funding, advancing the company to the phase of fulfilling commercial SpaceBalloon flights from late 2024 and beyond. 

Neptune One becomes first space launch operator to fly from Space Coast Spaceport  

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Space Perspective today announced that its NeptuneOne spaceship test vehicle successfully launched from the Space Coast Spaceport, located adjacent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The vehicle flew to its target altitude and traversed the Florida peninsula before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico and being recovered. The historic 6 hour and 39 minute flight marks the first major step towards flying customers to space for an unrivaled experience and perspective of our world from space.

HOUSTON (SpaceFund PR) — SpaceFund Inc., announced it has fully deployed investments from its first “LaunchPad” fund today. The venture capital firm placed investor funds in 14 companies, including both some well-known NewSpace stars, as well as seeding rising stars it believes capable of helping lead humanity into the frontier of space.

“We’re right on track in our plan to seed and support the growth of these amazing companies,” said SpaceFund founder Rick Tumlinson. “Our formula is working. First we find brilliant frontier tech startups in need of early funding, then we bring in funds from visionary investors, and after significant diligence, we place those funds in just the right places to power the space revolution.”

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective today announced its plans to fly passengers and research payloads to the edge of space with its Spaceship Neptune, a high-performance balloon and pressurized capsule.

The human space flight company plans to launch from the iconic Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, with the first un-crewed test flight scheduled in early 2021 that will include a suite of research payloads.