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Kestrel Edge
Take off on a runway. Land as an astronaut.
Kestrel SP-2 is carried to 15 km by its mother ship, released, and rockets to the edge of space before gliding home to the runway it left. Lower G-loads make it our most accessible flight.
Per seat from
$295,000- Apogee
- 88.1 km
- Mission time
- 1.6 h
- Weightless
- 3 min
- Peak G-load
- 3.5 G
- Seats
- 6
- Training
- 1 wk
Flight profile
Altitude over time
- Release
- Engine cutoff
- Apogee
- Glide
- Runway
Itinerary
From arrival to wings
T−3 days
Arrival at Liwa
Desert camp check-in and a sunset briefing on the dunes.
T−2 days
Spaceplane school
Cabin layout, seat-harness drills and glide-phase procedures.
T−1 day
Parabolic warm-up
Optional zero-G aircraft flight to rehearse cabin movement.
Launch day
Captive carry & boost
45-minute climb under the mother ship, release at 15 km, 60-second rocket burn.
Launch day
Glide home
Three minutes floating, then a 25-minute glide to runway 31.
What’s included
- 3 nights at Liwa Desert Camp
- Flight suit
- Runway-side family viewing
- Astronaut wings
Readiness requirements
- 18+ on launch day
- Height 150–200 cm, weight 45–115 kg
- Basic cardio assessment
- Medical clearance within 90 days of flight