New travel itinerary priced at less than 50% of current market price
(Seaford, DE 2009) – Looking for something that’s literally an out-of-the-world experience? Look no further than Deborah Mitchell of Ambassador Travel who is now accepting deposits for your very own private suborbital space flight set to take off in a Lynx rocket ship beginning in 2011.
Mitchell recently completed an in-depth Space Tourism Specialist training program. She is one of only about 30 travel agents in the world currently certified to book the space experience developed by RocketShip Tours, headed by travel pioneer and entrepreneur Jules Klar, and XCOR Aerospace, an industry leader in reusable rocketry known for building safe rocket-powered vehicles.
This comprehensive space experience includes a four-day participant qualification program at the luxurious Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. with extensive medical evaluation and screening, G-force training, and exclusive mementos. Guests will travel to the edge of space in the revolutionary Lynx rocket ship, powered by environmentally friendly rocket engines. Cost of the complete package is $95,000 – less than 50 percent of other products currently in the marketplace.
Unlike other space tourism programs, the RocketShip Tours adventure is truly intimate, pairing just a single passenger on each flight – who sits in the co-pilot’s seat – next to the astronaut-pilot who is flying the Lynx suborbital vehicle. Early participants aboard Lynx will have the rare opportunity to reach the edge of space seated beside NASA Space Shuttle Pilot and Commander Col. Rick Searfoss, one of only seven people in the world that has flown more than 50 flights in rocket-powered vehicles. As Lynx flight frequency increases, similarly qualified pilots will command the rocket ship.
Roughly the size of a twin-engine propeller aircraft, Lynx will accelerate to twice the speed of sound on the way to an altitude of 200,000 feet. Participants will experience weightlessness while traveling through the inky blackness of space and have expansive views of the earth’s curvature and its thin blue mantle. Throughout the flight, participants will have continuous interaction with the pilot. Guests will rehearse their entire mission before takeoff.
The Lynx rocket ship is being built in Mojave, Calif. by XCOR Aerospace, headed up by Jeff Greason, who holds 18 patents and was recently named to a White House panel to review NASA space flight programs. Once completed as early as next year, the Lynx vehicle will undergo a series of more than 50 tests of the suborbital flight profile in preparation for public flights anticipated in 2011. RocketShip Tours is the exclusive global provider of passenger services for the Lynx.
Due to the unique nature of the experience, travel agents are required to complete RocketShip Tours’ online university study program to become a Space Tourism Specialist before selling the space flights. The training prerequisite speaks to the extreme professionalism of how this program is managed, according to Mitchell.
“We are so privileged to be in partnership with Rocketship Tours for this extraordinary experience for our clients,” says Mitchell of Ambassador Travel. “Rocket powered flight is a life-long dream for those who are passionate about science and research and space. In fact, for them it may not even be viewed as a luxury but a life-altering, personal fulfillment.
“I’m always looking for travel adventures that are unique and different – experiences that truly create a ‘wow factor’. What’s more unique and different than traveling to the edge of space?” asks Deborah.
A fully refundable initial deposit of $20,000 is required prior to the four-day training in Phoenix. Cancellation insurance, which covers certain medical and business situations, is in effect for seven years.
Ambassador Travel is able to offer this unique experience through its affiliation with Ensemble Travel Group, an international organization of nearly 900 travel agencies in the U.S. and Canada. Headquartered in New York, Ensemble Travel Group creates special travel adventures exclusively for its member agencies to offer their clients. Details can be found on www.totheedgeofspace.com or by calling Ambassador Travel at 302 629 9604.
