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Selene Free Return
Around the Moon and home again, on gravity alone.
The flight path Apollo 13 made famous. Selene swings around the far side of the Moon on a free-return trajectory, so the Moon's gravity alone bends your path back to Earth.
Per seat from
$85,000,000- Apogee
- 402,300 km
- Mission time
- 7 days
- Microgravity
- 7 days
- Peak G-load
- 6.2 G
- Seats
- 8
- Training
- 16 wk
Flight profile
Free-return trajectory
- Trans-lunar injection
- Lunar flyby
- Return coast
- Entry interface
Itinerary
From arrival to wings
Day 1
Launch & trans-lunar injection
Ascent, two orbits for checkout, then the TLI burn.
Days 2–3
Outbound coast
Watch Earth shrink to a marble behind you.
Day 4
Far-side flyby
Pass 400 km above the far side and see Earthrise.
Days 5–7
Return coast & re-entry
Skip-entry at 11 km/s and splashdown in the Atlantic.
What’s included
- 7-day lunar mission
- 16-week training program
- Custom IVA suit
- Earthrise photo archive
- Post-flight rehabilitation
Readiness requirements
- 21+ on launch day
- Height 155–192 cm, weight 50–100 kg
- Complete the 16-week lunar program
- Full lunar-mission medical clearance