  The potential future democratization of spaceflight reveals a need for design
of experiences that extend beyond our current conceptualization of spaceflight.
Research on career astronauts indicates that transformative experiences occur
during spaceflight despite the physiological and psychological stressors
involved. This phenomenon allows us to envision a future where such profound
experiences are accessible to diverse spaceflight participants. In this
position paper, we advocate for acknowledging how design decisions made at the
genesis of commercial spaceflight might impact space travelers of this
speculative future. In proposing salutogenesis as an orienting topic, a
potential design framework, and as a metric for spaceflight participant
experience, we offer a call to action for the broader experience design
community to engage with the design of profound experiences for spaceflight
participants.
