The parabolic flight tourism market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $33.73 billion in 2024 to $45.38 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to research and development, aerospace industry growth, early adopter enthusiasm, tourist demand for novel experiences, rising disposable income.
The parabolic flight tourism market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $162.27 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to commercial space industry growth, evolving regulations, space exploration ambitions, sustainability initiatives, market competition and diversification. Major trends in the forecast period include diverse consumer demographics, customized experiences, environmental sustainability, unique destination packages, medical and wellness focuses.
The parabolic flight tourism market is set to experience growth, driven by the increasing popularity of space-related tourism activities. Space-related tourism encompasses various experiences, from traveling to space as a tourist to witnessing rocket launches and engaging in space-centric destinations. Parabolic flights emerge as a safe and cost-effective medium for space tourism, allowing people to experience the thrill of space exploration and facilitating scientific investigations. The growing interest in space-related tourism activities is reflected in the Space Foundation's data, revealing a 6.4% increase in earnings in the commercial sector of the space industry, surpassing $224 billion in sales of goods and services.
The parabolic flight tourism market is further propelled by the rise in adventure tourism, appealing to individuals seeking unique and exhilarating experiences. Adventure tourism, with its focus on personal growth, adrenaline rushes, and connection with nature, aligns seamlessly with the offerings of parabolic flight tourism. The Adventure Travel Trade Association's data from 2022 indicates a significant increase in trip participation, with an average of 52% full compared to 36% in 2020.
Technological advancements emerge as a prominent trend in the parabolic flight tourism market, with major companies striving to develop innovative solutions. Zero-G, a leading American weightless flight operator, exemplifies this trend by announcing plans to introduce in-flight studio recording for musicians, requiring alterations to enhance sound and heat protection.
Strategic partnerships play a vital role in driving revenues in the parabolic flight tourism market, with major companies collaborating to leverage each other's strengths. In May 2023, Novespace, a US-based company specializing in parabolic flights for space agencies and scientific research, joined forces with Airbus Group SE, a Netherlands-based aircraft company. The partnership focuses on developing technologies and strategies for space tourism, including parabolic flights, catering to both space tourists and scientific research programs.
In September 2022, 0-G Launch, a US-based provider of microgravity parabolic flights, partnered with SpaceLand Africa Ltd. This collaboration aims to launch high-quality zero-gravity parabolic flights from Switzerland, Italy, and Mauritius, serving STEM user groups and tourists on their respective continents. SpaceLand Africa Ltd, based in Mauritius, is a governmental agency focused on weightless research and development.
Major companies operating in the parabolic flight tourism market include Zero Gravity Corporation, Novespace, MiGFlug GmbH, Beings Systems, Space Adventures, Airbus Group SE, Vegitel, ASTRAX, Virgin Galactic, Spaceflight. Inc., SpaceX, Blue Origin, World View Enterprises, Space Perspective, Elysium Space, Zero 2 Infinity, Masten Space Systems, UP Aerospace, Interorbital Systems, Spaceport America, Agile Space Industries, Axiom Space.
North America was the largest region in the parabolic flight tourism market in 2024. The regions covered in the parabolic flight tourism market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the parabolic flight tourism market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Parabolic flight tourism involves traveling on flights that can simulate microgravity, providing a valuable opportunity for short scientific and technological experiments under lower gravity conditions. These flights play a crucial role in validating space equipment and training astronauts before spaceflight, offering a unique way to assess microgravity with humans beyond the extensive training and flights to the International Space Station.
The primary types of parabolic flight tourism include suborbital parabolic flights and orbital parabolic flights. Suborbital parabolic flights involve a trajectory that does not require the aircraft to maintain a specific velocity to orbit a planet. These flights find applications in scientific research, exploration, leisure, and various end-use industries, including government and commercial sectors.
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The parabolic flight tourism market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as reproducing gravity-free conditions and performing short-duration scientific and technological experiments. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The parabolic flight tourism market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $162.27 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to commercial space industry growth, evolving regulations, space exploration ambitions, sustainability initiatives, market competition and diversification. Major trends in the forecast period include diverse consumer demographics, customized experiences, environmental sustainability, unique destination packages, medical and wellness focuses.
The parabolic flight tourism market is set to experience growth, driven by the increasing popularity of space-related tourism activities. Space-related tourism encompasses various experiences, from traveling to space as a tourist to witnessing rocket launches and engaging in space-centric destinations. Parabolic flights emerge as a safe and cost-effective medium for space tourism, allowing people to experience the thrill of space exploration and facilitating scientific investigations. The growing interest in space-related tourism activities is reflected in the Space Foundation's data, revealing a 6.4% increase in earnings in the commercial sector of the space industry, surpassing $224 billion in sales of goods and services.
The parabolic flight tourism market is further propelled by the rise in adventure tourism, appealing to individuals seeking unique and exhilarating experiences. Adventure tourism, with its focus on personal growth, adrenaline rushes, and connection with nature, aligns seamlessly with the offerings of parabolic flight tourism. The Adventure Travel Trade Association's data from 2022 indicates a significant increase in trip participation, with an average of 52% full compared to 36% in 2020.
Technological advancements emerge as a prominent trend in the parabolic flight tourism market, with major companies striving to develop innovative solutions. Zero-G, a leading American weightless flight operator, exemplifies this trend by announcing plans to introduce in-flight studio recording for musicians, requiring alterations to enhance sound and heat protection.
Strategic partnerships play a vital role in driving revenues in the parabolic flight tourism market, with major companies collaborating to leverage each other's strengths. In May 2023, Novespace, a US-based company specializing in parabolic flights for space agencies and scientific research, joined forces with Airbus Group SE, a Netherlands-based aircraft company. The partnership focuses on developing technologies and strategies for space tourism, including parabolic flights, catering to both space tourists and scientific research programs.
In September 2022, 0-G Launch, a US-based provider of microgravity parabolic flights, partnered with SpaceLand Africa Ltd. This collaboration aims to launch high-quality zero-gravity parabolic flights from Switzerland, Italy, and Mauritius, serving STEM user groups and tourists on their respective continents. SpaceLand Africa Ltd, based in Mauritius, is a governmental agency focused on weightless research and development.
Major companies operating in the parabolic flight tourism market include Zero Gravity Corporation, Novespace, MiGFlug GmbH, Beings Systems, Space Adventures, Airbus Group SE, Vegitel, ASTRAX, Virgin Galactic, Spaceflight. Inc., SpaceX, Blue Origin, World View Enterprises, Space Perspective, Elysium Space, Zero 2 Infinity, Masten Space Systems, UP Aerospace, Interorbital Systems, Spaceport America, Agile Space Industries, Axiom Space.
North America was the largest region in the parabolic flight tourism market in 2024. The regions covered in the parabolic flight tourism market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the parabolic flight tourism market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
Parabolic flight tourism involves traveling on flights that can simulate microgravity, providing a valuable opportunity for short scientific and technological experiments under lower gravity conditions. These flights play a crucial role in validating space equipment and training astronauts before spaceflight, offering a unique way to assess microgravity with humans beyond the extensive training and flights to the International Space Station.
The primary types of parabolic flight tourism include suborbital parabolic flights and orbital parabolic flights. Suborbital parabolic flights involve a trajectory that does not require the aircraft to maintain a specific velocity to orbit a planet. These flights find applications in scientific research, exploration, leisure, and various end-use industries, including government and commercial sectors.
The parabolic flight tourism market research report is one of a series of new reports that provides parabolic flight tourism optical components market statistics, including parabolic flight tourism optical components industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a parabolic flight tourism optical components market share, detailed parabolic flight tourism optical components market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the parabolic flight tourism optical components industry. This parabolic flight tourism optical components market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.
The parabolic flight tourism market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as reproducing gravity-free conditions and performing short-duration scientific and technological experiments. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary2. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Characteristics3. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Trends and Strategies4. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market - Macro Economic Scenario Including the Impact of Interest Rates, Inflation, Geopolitics, and the Recovery from COVID-19 on the Market32. Global Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Competitive Benchmarking and Dashboard33. Key Mergers and Acquisitions in the Parabolic Flight Tourism Market34. Recent Developments in the Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
5. Global Parabolic Flight Tourism Growth Analysis and Strategic Analysis Framework
6. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Segmentation
7. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Regional and Country Analysis
8. Asia-Pacific Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
9. China Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
10. India Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
11. Japan Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
12. Australia Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
13. Indonesia Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
14. South Korea Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
15. Western Europe Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
16. UK Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
17. Germany Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
18. France Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
19. Italy Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
20. Spain Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
21. Eastern Europe Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
22. Russia Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
23. North America Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
24. USA Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
25. Canada Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
26. South America Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
27. Brazil Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
28. Middle East Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
29. Africa Parabolic Flight Tourism Market
30. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Competitive Landscape and Company Profiles
31. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market Other Major and Innovative Companies
35. Parabolic Flight Tourism Market High Potential Countries, Segments and Strategies
36. Appendix
Executive Summary
Parabolic Flight Tourism Global Market Report 2025 provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.This report focuses on parabolic flight tourism market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
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Description
Where is the largest and fastest growing market for parabolic flight tourism ? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? The parabolic flight tourism market global report answers all these questions and many more.The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.
- the market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market.
- the market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
- the forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include:
- the forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the Russia-Ukraine war, rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Market segmentations break down the market into sub markets.
- the regional and country breakdowns section gives an analysis of the market in each geography and the size of the market by geography and compares their historic and forecast growth. It covers the growth trajectory of COVID-19 for all regions, key developed countries and major emerging markets.
- the competitive landscape chapter gives a description of the competitive nature of the market, market shares, and a description of the leading companies. Key financial deals which have shaped the market in recent years are identified.
- the trends and strategies section analyses the shape of the market as it emerges from the crisis and suggests how companies can grow as the market recovers.
Scope
Markets Covered:
1) by Type: Suborbital Parabolic Flight; Orbital Parabolic Flight2) by Application: Scientific Research and Exploration; Leisure; Other Applications
3) by End-Use: Government; Commercial
Subsegments:
1) by Suborbital Parabolic Flight: Zero Gravity Experience Flights; High-Altitude Experience Flights2) by Orbital Parabolic Flight: Low Earth Orbit Flights; Extended Duration Orbital Flights
Key Companies Mentioned: Zero Gravity Corporation; Novespace; MiGFlug GmbH; Beings Systems; Space Adventures
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita.
Data Segmentation: Country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.
Companies Mentioned
Some of the major companies featured in this Parabolic Flight Tourism market report include:- Zero Gravity Corporation
- Novespace
- MiGFlug GmbH
- Beings Systems
- Space Adventures
- Airbus Group SE
- Vegitel
- ASTRAX
- Virgin Galactic
- Spaceflight. Inc.
- SpaceX
- Blue Origin
- World View Enterprises
- Space Perspective
- Elysium Space
- Zero 2 Infinity
- Masten Space Systems
- UP Aerospace
- Interorbital Systems
- Spaceport America
- Agile Space Industries
- Axiom Space
Table Information
Report Attribute | Details |
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No. of Pages | 200 |
Published | February 2025 |
Forecast Period | 2025 - 2029 |
Estimated Market Value ( USD | $ 45.38 Billion |
Forecasted Market Value ( USD | $ 162.27 Billion |
Compound Annual Growth Rate | 37.5% |
Regions Covered | Global |
No. of Companies Mentioned | 23 |