FA C T S H E E T

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MORE THAN JUST OTHERWORLDLY
A SEAT MATERIALS
Our spaceships are not business The seats are covered in engineered
jets or like anything else that foam, 3D knits and technical fabrics
currently exists, but neither are which accentuate the importance of
they science fiction. The interior is comfort and safety and give us an
The 3D knits, developed by Under
a design first and this presents us aesthetic that speaks of
Armour, are woven with blues
with the rare opportunity to define performance and agility.
conjuring celestial spaces, and teals
a new paradigm.
inspired by the ocean, grounding us
Our cabin needs to balance the back to Earth. The golden metallics
functional and emotional needs resemble luminous desert sands.
of our customers in a high The color palette has been carefully
adrenaline environment and as curated so that it complements both
a weightless viewing platform, the architecture of your seat and
so every touch point has been Each of the 6 individually your spacesuit.
designed with an intuitive usability. size-adjusted seats has been
created using the highest grade
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aluminum and carbon fiber

manufacturing techniques, and
cantilevers from the sidewalls,
providing more space in the cabin’s
lower section. Weightlessness
brings an equality to any space
which is quite unlike our normal
COLOUR PROPORTIONS

1G world.
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DESIGNING FOR 3.5G 3G
A TAILORED FIT TAILORED
G’S INFORMATION
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Your spaceflight will be dynamic, In 1991, Virgin Atlantic became the

from the high acceleration or
G-forces during the rocket ride and
on reentry, to the absence of those
forces while you float in space. Your
individually size-adjusted seat has
been built to be equally dynamic,
enhancing your comfort and
experience during each stage
of flight.
G-FORCE DIRECTIONS
During boost and reentry, your
seat’s recline angle will be
optimized to spread and direct the
G-forces in a way which is most
comfortable – without detracting
from the thrill.
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first airline to provide individual
seatback TV’s with a choice of
channels, to all passengers. We
wanted to follow in those
When you leave your seat in space, PASSENGER SIZE CHART
pioneering, customer-focused
we make sure its recline angle frees steps, and so are providing unique
up cabin space to maximize an seatback information screens which
The spaceship crew seats are
unrestricted float zone – allowing will provide key flight data. Of
individually sized ensuring a
you to savor fully, the freedom of course, if you consider the screen
bespoke experience for each
weightlessness. And not to worry, a distraction from the sensory
astronaut.

seat recline is controlled by your thrill of the flight – there’s an

pilots, so you can simply enjoy the off button provided!
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exhilarating ride.

SEAT RECLINE MODULAR SIZING


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SHARING YOUR
EXPERIENCE
We’ll be collecting and giving you
photos and video footage of your
entire experience from the moment
you reach Spaceport America to the
moment you receive your Astronaut
Wings thanks to 16 onboard
cameras. How you use it is up to you
but in the age of social media you
will have content that will definitely
get noticed and which will help you
relive and share your experience.
But it will also provide for future
generations, a permanent record of
your pioneering status in the era of
commercial spaceflight.
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A SPACIOUS THE MIRROR
SPACESHIP
While 16 onboard cameras will
Our early Future Astronauts told us be capturing your every move for
that if they were going to be in a later viewing, we felt you should
weightless environment, they also be able to see yourself
needed to be out of their seat and enjoying the freedom of
in a cabin which was big enough to weightlessness in real-time.
have some fun! So customer
experience became a primary
driver in both the size of the
spaceship and design of the cabin.
We have gone to great lengths to
maximize the unobstructed cabin
volume, recognizing that all space
is usable space in zero gravity.
TOP VIEW
So, we’ve installed a large, circular
mirror at the back of the cabin
which does just that and, by
providing a tint to the reflective
surface, your weightless self will
appear illuminated by the natural
brightness of the Earth.
FRONT VIEW
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ZERO G
EXPERIENCE
As the rocket motor shuts down,
your cabin is transformed from a
3.5G rocket ship into a unique,
spacious zone for the exploration
of weightlessness, and a silent
viewing platform for the greatest
show, off-Earth!

The ingeniously designed seat

belts retract automatically when
unfastened, making the float out
of your seat no harder than a one
finger push on the seat arm, and
then position themselves in
readiness for your return.

Explore every corner of the cabin.

Soft surfaces and cabin elements
become handholds, enabling easy
movement into prime position for
the sight that changes perceptions.
Your seat reclines in preparation
for reentry.
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ROOM WITH A
VIEW
Viewing Earth from space will be
transformational and profound,
and 17 windows are positioned all
around you. When you’re floating,
the “overhead” windows point
towards Earth, affording a
perspective altering vista.
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ADAPTIVE
LIGHTING
Virgin pioneered cabin “mood”
lighting, transforming flight
enjoyment and comfort. That
experience is now translated into
spaceflight. Lighting is concealed
within the Halos, harmonizing with
each phase of your mission.
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BLURRED
BOUNDARIES
The strong contrast between the
dark Halos and the pale grey cabin
walls helps frame your view. The
frame cleverly accentuates the
view by blurring the boundaries
between the interior and the
darkness of space.

Each cabin window is bordered by

a soft, black circular frame or
Halo which houses a camera for
that essential “selfie” with Earth!
The edges allow you to perfectly
position yourself as you absorb
Earth below.

The cabin’s lined with soft Lighting provides practicality during

engineered foam. Being extremely boarding, calmness on the cruise
lightweight, purposeful and to launch altitude and vibrancy
durable, it provides a softness as during the rocket ride. In space,
you explore the cabin during lighting fades to black allowing
weightlessness, and manages Earth to provide the ultimate,
cabin acoustics and temperature.
WINDOW POSITIONS

natural lighting.
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STAGES OF FLIGHT

APOGEE

PRE-FLIGHT CLIMB BOOST SPACE REENTRY ASTRONAUTS

We will welcome you Our mothership aircraft Seconds after the As the rocket motor With the thickening Our early astronauts are
and your loved ones to carries our spaceship spaceship’s release from shuts down, your cabin atmosphere outside the pioneers of the new space
Spaceport America four and its crew to launch its carrier aircraft, the is transformed from a descending spaceship, age, helping transform
days prior to your space altitude where the air is hybrid rocket motor, 3.5G rocket ship into a comes the return of access to space for
flight and this is where thin, and to the cusp of a behind the cabin, fires unique, spacious zone gravitational forces. The everyone.
we’ll provide all the life changing experience. up and around six FEATHER BOOMS
for the exploration of rotated or “feathered”
training and preparation seconds later you pass weightlessness, and a tail booms act as
required for you to savor through the sound 0 G 0.1 G
silent viewing platform powerful airbrakes
every second of that barrier. Outside the for the greatest show, slowing and stabilizing
MOTOR SHUT DOWN
spaceflight, safely. large windows, the sky off-Earth! the spaceship in
MACH 3.5+
changes from blue, to readiness for the final
purple and finally to glide to a runway
REENTRY

black, as you leave the 4 G 0.5 G landing at Spaceport

Earth’s atmosphere. America.
MACH 2.5 3.5 G

MACH 1.4 GLIDE

RELEASE

IGNITION
6 SEC TO SUPERSONIC
SUBSONIC

1 G