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From submarine voyages to stays in Antarctic 'sky pods' and zero-gravity flights: The holiday company set to train guests for trips to OUTER SPACE

January, 09, 2025-03:42

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From submarine voyages to stays in Antarctic 'sky pods' and zero-gravity flights: The holiday company set to train guests for trips to OUTER SPACE:

Trips to the final frontier are poised to become more accessible than ever.

In response to this trend, a company named Orbite is preparing to establish holiday campuses globally, where guests will receive training for their inaugural off-world vacation.
Orbite aims to provide a distinctive array of programs designed to prepare individuals for commercial space travel, including submarine adventures and culinary lessons focused on space cuisine.

The company plans to open five campuses in various locations: Bordeaux (France), Neom (Saudi Arabia), Antarctica, Curacao (Caribbean), and Florida (USA), each offering a unique training experience centered around space themes. All campuses are scheduled to fully launch later this year.

An eight-day expedition to Antarctica’s South Pole, priced from $215,000/£173,000 per person, will allow guests to engage in glacier hikes and outdoor explorations, as the continent's "remote and extreme environment provides a unique setting for simulating life in space."During this journey, guests will reside in a ‘sky pod’ at the White Desert Echo Camp.

These ‘sky pods’ are designed to resemble structures that could have been transported from Mars, and the camp promises an experience akin to "feeling off the planet without actually leaving Earth."Additionally, a four-night Sea-Space Odyssey in Curacao, starting at $29,500/£23,774, will take participants underwater for three submarine dives, offering insights into the challenges of off-world missions. Guests will enjoy accommodations at the luxurious Baoase Hotel.

In Paris, the ‘Living In Space’ experience, beginning at £19,500/£15,716, includes dining at the space-themed restaurant Stellar and touring a bio-farm lab to learn about growing food in space. This trip also features a lecture on space food and a cooking class at the renowned culinary school Ecole Ducasse.The 'Living in Space' course in Paris will educate guests on the intricacies of space cuisine.

Participants enrolled in the Astronaut Orientation course (starting from $29,500/£23,768) at Orbite’s forthcoming Florida campus will engage in virtual reality spacecraft simulations and experience a ‘microgravity’ environment.