Sub Orbital Flight
FrontierSpace offers regularly scheduled suborbital flights. These flights are very accessible- they are inexpensive, requirements are loose and the training required is minimal. Suborbital flights are conducted using the Aurora spaceplane, launched from the back of a specially modified Boeing 747. These flights allow enthusiasts to experience space for nearly an hour at a fraction of the cost of an orbital flight on a rocket. Flights can be booked as soon as a month in advance and require less than a week of preparation.
Itinerary
Passengers are expected to arrive one week prior to the beginning of their flight. The week consists of approximately ten hours of testing, training, and instruction. Launches typically take place in the morning. The Aurora spaceplane is loaded onto its carrier vehicles and passengers will board one hour before takeoff. After takeoff, the mated spacecraft climbs for 42 minutes and then separates and climbs to space. Approximately one hour later, it returns to land at our space centre under its own power.
List of Requirements:
Medical requirements:
Applicants should be in good health, have a satisfactory medical history, be of normal weight and have a sound mental disposition. Specific tests are performed to evaluate applicants' bodily systems (muscular, cardiovascular and vestibular). These tests use facilities such as centrifuges, rotating chairs, pressure chambers and aircraft.
Blood Pressure: Between 140/90 Sitting Position
Height: Between 58 and 76 inches
Age Range: 25 – 55
Psychological requirements:
The general characteristics expected of applicants include good reasoning capability and memory, concentration, aptitude for spatial orientation and manual dexterity. An applicant's personality should be characterized by high motivation, flexibility, gregariousness, empathy with fellow workers, a low level of aggressiveness and emotional stability. For long-term flights on the Space Station ability to work as a team member in an intercultural environment is of high importance.