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The Aspiration 3 crew walking out before launch

Human Spaceflight

Private missions to orbit on Corvid

Aspiration 4

Aspiration 4 will spend five days in an orbit higher than any private crew has flown, with a daily live broadcast and a research programme of nine experiments.

The mission is built around four pillars: Vision, Legacy, Reach and Engagement. It is raising money for the Corvin Foundation for Human Continuity.1

Target launch Nov 21 10:05 PT from LC-1, Cape Catfish.

Mission summary
SpacecraftCorvid C207, second flight
RocketLodestar, booster B1047
Duration5 days
AltitudeUp to 740 km
SplashdownPacific, off Paleto Bay
Raised so far$2.1 million2

Crew

Commander

Preston Halloway

Founder of Halloway Capital and a private pilot with 900 flight hours. Purchased the mission.3

Pilot

Kimberly Vance

Actor and producer. Followed by 41 million people on Lifeinvader. Will host a live show from orbit each day of the mission.4

Mission specialist

Chad Mercer

Logistics supervisor from Harmony. Won his seat in the Starveil Priority sweepstakes.5

Mission specialist

Brayden Halloway

Student, 19. At launch he will be the youngest San Andrean to fly to orbit.6

A private crew in the Corvid cabin

Training

Crews spend seven days at Veil City before launch: two in the Corvid simulator, one on a centrifuge, one on a zero-gravity flight, one on emergency egress at the pad, one with the flight surgeons and one with the media team.7

Every crew rehearses launch day twice, in suits, from the walkout to the hatch closing.

Fly with Corvex

Corvex sells private Corvid missions to individuals, companies and governments. A mission is four seats, five to seven days, training, suits and recovery. Prices are given on request.8

Past private crews

Aspiration 12024, 3 days
Aspiration 22025, 3 days
Aspiration 32026, 3 days
  1. The foundation names its Visionary of the Year each December. The award has gone to Dax Corvin four years running.
  2. Figure includes a $2 million donation from the commander.
  3. Halloway Capital is a significant investor in Corvex. The two are not related, financially speaking.
  4. The show is sponsored. The sponsor is Starveil.
  5. Entry required an active Priority subscription and was open for 36 minutes on a weekday afternoon.
  6. Brayden is the commander’s son. His seat was not part of the sweepstakes.
  7. The media day is the only day that cannot be skipped.
  8. Starveil Priority customers who book a mission receive one month of Priority at no charge.