TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A luxury spaceflight company is moving its headquarters to Florida’s Space Coast.
Space Perspective announced its worldwide campus and manufacturing complex is moving to Titusville.
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In June, Channel 9 reported the company plans on sending people to space on their state-of-the-art balloon.
“Titusville has played a significant role in Florida’s aerospace history, and Space Perspective represents a new era of commercial space exploration, adding to that space narrative. Space Florida is pleased to welcome Space Perspective to the region,” officials said.
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The company said its investment of more than $38 million in Florida will create around 240 jobs.
Officials said the Space Coast Spaceport will be located adjacent to Kennedy Space Center and will serve as the only independently operated multi-modal space center in the U.S.
The company said commercial flights are set to begin in late 2024, with more than 500 tickets sold to date.
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“With the first year of seats completely reserved, Space Perspective is currently taking reservations for 2025 and beyond,” a spokesperson said.
The project is expected to take two years.
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