Space-flight training will soon be available to commoners as the world’s first public-accessible space flight training facility and lab-to-orbit research campus will come up in Colorado, US. Interestingly, an astronautical engineer from India, Shubham Garg, is the co-founder of the Star Harbor project. The space academy will open its doors to the public in 2026.
Currently, there are six key government-sponsored space research and development facilities worldwide but none is open to the public. However, the upcoming 53-acre mixed development campus and training centre will host both customers and the public. The Star Harbor Academy will feature microgravity flights, neutral buoyancy facility, high-gravity centrifuge, land-based and underwater habitats, hypobaric and hyperbaric chambers, simulation labs and human performance center.
Beyond human space-flight safety and mission preparations, the Star Harbor will incubate and accelerate emerging technologies across various industries and make available the necessary test environments to cost-effectively prove technologies on the ground prior to launch. d|e planned lab-to-orbit research campus will lower barrier-to-entry for commercial innovation, scale and speed. “Providing easier access to space environments through Star Harbor to the emerging space economy worldwide would greatly accelerate innovation and enhance collaboration in this global industry,” said Garg.
Maraia Tanner, an astrophysicist and former aerospace engineer, is the founder and CEO of Star Harbor. "We have the opportunity to foster a new generation of explorers, innovators, entrepreneurs, educators and technologies to leave a powerful, positive legacy for generations to come,” she said.
"There is an unprecedented renaissance occurring within the space industry today and our leading edge capabilities and people-centered approach will accelerate this transformation in ways that are not only critically needed in the industry but will foster a new vision for how space can be leveraged to improve life on Earth," she said.
The woman-led team is made up of best-in-class astrophysicists, astronauts and business executives from Nasa and leading private space company SpaceX committed to removing barriers to inclusion in the aerospace ecosystem.
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