Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan’s poignant ‘Pale Blue Dot’ words about the shared responsibility we have towards the home we inhabit are the cornerstone of our mission to provide the experience of seeing Earth from the blackness of space to as many people as possible—they're also the foundation of our first brand campaign.
Our Mission
Space Perspective is driven by a desire to share the transformative power of space travel with as many people as possible. We know from experience that looking down on Planet Earth from space will radically shift one’s perception of our world and our place within it.
Sustainable by Design
Our SpaceBalloon™, made from polyethylene, is recycled after each flight, and upcycled wherever possible. The bartop in the Neptune Capsule’s lounge, for instance, is made from a decommissioned SpaceBalloon™. Every other component of Spaceship Neptune is designed to be reflown.
Spaceship Earth
The Space Perspective experience is designed to eliminate environmental impacts on Earth, a planetary spaceship we all inhabit together, starting with the very nature of our vessel. Rather than fighting gravity, Spaceship Neptune uses buoyancy, filling our SpaceBalloon™ with lighter-than-air gas to rise up to the edge of space. Its descent is controlled by releasing just enough gas to maintain a comfortable descent speed. Each journey is already near-zero-emission, and emissions across the company that can’t be eliminated by design are offset via contributions to Cool Effect, a carbon offset provider that supports carbon-reducing projects worldwide.
A Unique Place in Scientific History
Our founders were on the design team and were crew members in Biosphere 2. A hermetically-sealed, self-sustaining environment, Biosphere 2 was developed as a laboratory for learning about our planet, and a viable prototype for a living environment that could be installed on other planets. They spent two years sealed inside Biosphere 2, living in a state of intense environmental symbiosis with their natural surroundings. It was an experience that left them with a visceral understanding of what it means to be part of the vast, complex, beautiful planet we call home and share with each other.
Biosphere 2, a prototype space base and laboratory for Biosphere 1, the Earth | Photo credit UA Biosphere 2.
Partnering with Industry Leaders
Space Perspective partners with industry leaders and world-class brands to develop impactful collaborations, leverage leading technologies, and bring exclusive benefits to our Explorer community. From operational partners like Siemens and Guice Offshore to value-aligned luxury brands such as Mercedes Maybach, we'll continue to identify opportunities to push the envelope.
StratEx World Record-Breaking Flight
In 2014, the StratEx team, led by Space Perspective Co-CEOs Taber MacCallum and Jane Poynter, launched Alan Eustace to 135,908 feet in a spacesuit under a space balloon, breaking the Red Bull Stratos record for the highest space dive and highest human flight under a space balloon. Innovation is a core value of the business and many of the crew responsible for the successful flight are currently in key roles at Space Perspective.
We’re passionate about fundamentally changing the way people access space—both to perform much-needed research to benefit life on Earth and to affect how we view and connect with our planet. Today, it is more crucial than ever to see Earth as an interconnected planet, a spaceship for all humanity and our global biosphere. This expanded view of our world is the life-transforming perspective astronauts speak of when they see earth in space. This is the space perspective.”
Jane PoynterFounder & Co-CEO