European Subsidiary Launched by Orbite
Extends its Groundbreaking Experience. Train. Fly. Program
A new European subsidiary has been established by Orbite, extending its groundbreaking Experience. Train. Fly. program to clients across Europe. With operations based in Paris and immersive programming from the iconic La Co(o)rniche luxury hotel on the Atlantic coast, Orbite is now offering Europeans a direct gateway to the next frontier: space.
“With the launch of our European subsidiary, we’re bringing the full spectrum of our spaceflight preparation programs."
Nicolas Baume, Orbite
This expansion marks a significant milestone in Orbite’s mission to make space more accessible, experiential, and human centered. Building on its success in North America, Orbite’s European presence will serve the continent’s rapidly growing space-curious and future astronaut community.
“Europe has always been at the heart of exploration and innovation,” said Nicolas Gaume, Co-Founder and President of Orbite. “With the launch of our European subsidiary, we’re bringing the full spectrum of our spaceflight preparation programs, from high-performance aviation and space physiology to celestial dining and VR mission simulations, closer to our European clients, in a setting as inspirational as the experience itself.”
Orbite’s European operations will be headquartered in Paris, a global capital of luxury, culture, and innovation. Program experiences will be staged from La Co(o)rniche, a legendary boutique hotel overlooking the Dune du Pilat and the Atlantic Ocean. This scenic, remote location will serve as an ideal backdrop for the transformational experiences Orbite is known for, combining the spirit of adventure with refined hospitality and scientific rigor.
The launch also builds upon Orbite’s previously announced collaboration with Accor, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups. Orbite and Accor share a common vision to redefine luxury travel and experiential journeys. This partnership will continue to shape the intersection of space, design, and hospitality, with exclusive access and curated stays at Accor’s most iconic properties.
With the new European subsidiary, Orbite will offer:
Spaceflight Training & Simulation Programs tailored to future astronauts, space tourists, and adventure seekers;
Immersive Astronaut Experiences, including suborbital flight preparation, G-force training, and hypoxia awareness exercises;
Luxury Hospitality & Wellness Integration via partnerships with leading European hotels and wellness experts;
Educational & Corporate Retreat Programs designed to inspire leadership, innovation, and space literacy.
Orbite’s European subsidiary will serve not only affluent adventure seekers but also aerospace firms, research institutions, and national space agencies pursuing human-factors R&D. By 2030, Orbite projects training more than 2,000 private and professional participants, seeding a talent pool fluent in space operations, biotech telemetry, and off-planet logistics.
“Our mission is bigger than providing memorable adventures, it’s to mature the human-spaceflight tech stack and shorten the path between inspiration and orbit,” said Jason Andrews, Orbite Co-Founder & CEO. “With Orbite Europe, we’re positioning next-generation training hardware, immersive software, and data-driven human-performance science at the doorstep of millions of Europeans eager to play an active role in the space economy.”
Europe’s rising interest in commercial spaceflight, from suborbital tourism to private astronaut missions, makes it an ideal market for Orbite’s integrated experience model.