Global Space Tourism Market Size By Type (Orbital, Suborbital), By End User (Government, Commercial), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Space Tourism Market Size And Forecast

Space Tourism Market size was valued at around USD 638 Million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 2022 Million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13.66% from 2023 to 2030.

The predicted growth of technological developments is expected to fuel the space tourism business, and ongoing changes in technology are escalating demand for the Space Tourism Market on a global scale. Moreover, the creation of spacecraft and better rockets is accelerating quickly due to technological developments in the field of space travel. Space tourists are able to go into space in this fashion and have the experience they desire. Major emerging economies throughout the world are also investigating space projects, which are expected to promote the expansion of the space tourism industry. The Global Space Tourism Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Space Tourism Market Definition

Space tourism aims to allow visitors to take on the role of astronauts and experience space travel for leisure, business, or other reasons. Since space tourism is so expensive, only a very small portion of consumers are able and willing to spend money on an experience in space.While the idea of space travel may still seem far-fetched, it actually has a long history. However, only one business has so far been successful in facilitating orbital space tourism—the Russian Space Agency.

Seven space travelers were launched into space during this, which mainly happened in the early 2000s. In 2010, the Russian Space Agency stopped offering space tourism. Since that time, a number of commercial businesses have begun to explore space flight, leading to a number of proposals in this field.

Global Space Tourism Market Overview

Private space tourism businesses have been constructing spacecraft to transport passengers on suborbital flights for the past ten years. These relatively brief “hops” can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours and carry them to the edge of space and back down to Earth.  Each corporation has a different flying strategy. For instance, although Virgin Galactic launches its rocket-powered spacecraft from the belly of a carrier aircraft, Blue Origin shoots its rockets vertically, as do the majority of rockets.

Although these two companies—each of which has actually launched passengers into space—are the only suborbital enterprises approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for launches, other businesses are gearing up for takeoff. The space industry is very expensive. A typical communications satellite’s construction and launch would set back more than USD 150 million. A reusable launch vehicle or an on-orbit manufacturing plant would certainly cost several billion dollars to establish. In particular for small and/or start-up enterprises, the requirement to acquire a very high level of start-up investment* constitutes a barrier to entry into the space industry.

There is still much work to be done for space tourism, which is still in its early stages. While forthcoming suborbital businesses wait for FAA approval to start their operations, those that are now in operation are still making adjustments to launch vehicles and boosting launch cadence to approach regularity. Additionally, it is hoped that space tourism businesses would someday be able to lower flight prices. However, many businesses are already planning for the future of space tourism, which will likely take place in low-Earth orbit (LEO). Through its Commercial LEO Development Program, which it uses to finance the creation of private space stations, NASA is making an investment in this future. For amusement, business, or both, people can travel within and across Earth’s orbit using space tourism.  The business is expanding at an astounding rate because of technological developments and customer preferences for space exploration.

Global Space Tourism Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Space Tourism Market is Segmented on the basis of Type, End User, And Geography.

Space Tourism Market, By Type

• Orbital
• Suborbital

Based on the Type, the market for space tourism is bifurcated into Orbital, and Suborbital. Suborbital spaceflight services are anticipated to make up the majority of the total revenue share during the anticipated period. This is primarily due to lower costs for suborbital space travel compared to orbital space travel costs. Without really leaving the Earth’s orbit, suborbital travel offers tourists the chance to feel weightless and view space. Due to this, it is possible for a human spacecraft to travel to the edge of space without entering orbit. Depending on the destination, International Space Station, the moon, or Mars, an orbital voyage may span a few days or a few weeks.

Space Tourism Market, By End User

• Government
• Commercial
• Others

Based on the End User, the market for space tourism is bifurcated into Government, Commercial, and Others. The commercial space tourism industry is anticipated to lead throughout the projected period. Seven of the thirteen commercial spaceflight flights that were launched in 2021 by various private and governmental entities were successful.

Spaceflight missions have been launched by Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX to carry non-astronauts across the universe and return them to Earth after a certain amount of time. The first feature film made in space and the oldest person to travel to space are only two of the milestones that these explorations have accomplished.

Space Tourism Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World

On the basis of Geography, the Global Space Tourism Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. The market is dominated by North America, primarily by the United States. The majority of the well-known industry operators are situated in the United States, where the space tourism sector was founded. The rise of the space tourism industry in the United States is being driven due to high level of disposable income on average. SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin are just a few of the American-based businesses that make up the majority of the sector.

Key Players

The “Global Space Tourism Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, Orion Span Hotel, Space X, Zero 2 Infinity S. L., Space Adventures, Inc., Boeing Company, Space Island Group, Excalibur Almaz, Limited, and amongst others.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide insight to the financial statements of all the major players, along with product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• In May 2020, the US-based aerospace company SpaceX launched two humans into orbit using a previously-used Falcon 9 rocket.
• In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Blue Origin decided to delay starting customer test flights.
• In 2022, The world’s first all-civilian mission to the ISS, Axiom mission 1 (Ax-1), which featured four crew members spending eight days on the orbiting research facility, was launched with a launch vehicle provided by SpaceX.
• In 2018, Orion Span Inc., a US-based company, is launching a modular space station that would orbit 200 miles above Earth and provide six visitors with 384 sunrises and sunsets as they travel around the planet for 12 days at extremely high speeds.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

Market Attractiveness

The image of market attractiveness provided would further help to get information about the region that is majorly leading in the global Space Tourism market. We cover the major impacting factors that are responsible for driving the industry growth in the given region.

Porter’s Five Forces

The image provided would further help to get information about Porter’s five forces framework providing a blueprint for understanding the behavior of competitors and a player’s strategic positioning in the respective industry. The porter’s five forces model can be used to assess the competitive landscape in global Space Tourism market, gauge the attractiveness of a certain sector, and assess investment possibilities.

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