Skydiving and parachute jumping in Houston, Texas
A Tandem skydive adventure allows you to experience the thrill of a lifetime! Jump out of a perfectly good airplane from 14,000 feet! Freefall at 120 mph! Jump harnessed to an experienced instructor after a brief class Pull your own ripcord for a peaceful, 5-minute parachute flight and a soft, on-target landing Get a professionally …
Don’t forget to capture your tandem skydiving adventure forever with our professionally edited high-resolution (1080p) video of your jump set to your choice of music style! Let us document your skydive so you can relive your experience of a lifetime with friends and family (and prove that you actually did it)! No matter which package you choose, …
Group size Weekday (reg. $249) Weekend (reg. $279) 5-9 people ($20 off) $229 $259 10-19 people ($30 off) Organizer jumps for $99! $219 $249 20+ people ($40 off) Organizer jumps FREE! $209 $239
Hey, new skydiver! Do you feel confused when picking your gear up off the field? Do you constantly hear “YOU’RE DRAGGING!” being shouted from across the landing area? Do you want to look more like a PRO on your way in?! There’s a whole lot of information thrown at you as a new skydiver, and …
Have you ever struggled to understand what a parachute landing pattern is and how to modify it for different wind conditions? Check out this video! (Another fantastic edit by Nick Lott!)
You’re almost done!!!! Welcome to Dive Flow 18 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 18th solo jump, you will get to plan your own jump! Select skills you enjoy or those you need to practice more, with your instructor’s guidance, and make sure you have a good grasp of the survival skills you’ll …
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Welcome to Dive Flow 17 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 17th solo jump, you will exit from a lower altitude and deploy quickly to simulate an emergency exit (in case of an in-flight emergency). Previous Dive: Dive Flow 16 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Observe standby and exit lights in …
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Welcome to Dive Flow 16 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 16th solo jump, you will get to plan your own jump! Select skills you enjoy or those you need to practice more, with your instructor’s guidance. Previous Dive: Dive Flow 15 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Your choice of exit …
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Welcome to Dive Flow 15 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 15th solo jump, you will demonstrate to your instructor that you have the skills for that A license! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 14 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Student’s choice exit (pick one you have confidence in) 360-degree turns both …
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Welcome to Dive Flow 14 in Skydive Spaceland’s Skydiver Training Program. On your 14th solo jump, you will practice skills you learned on earlier jumps with your instructor’s guidance. Previous Dive: Dive Flow 13 Your freefall objectives for this skydive may include: Tracking Side sliding Swoop and docks Flips Barrel rolls 6500 feet break off …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your 13th “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will continue to practice swooping down to dock on your instructor, and you’ll also work on side sliding. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 12 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your twelfth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will work on your diving exit along with swooping down to dock on your instructor. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 11 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving exit Swoop and …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your eleventh “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will work on controlling your fall rate (speeding up and down), continue to develop a more powerful track, initiate your ‘break-off’ from the jump, and scan your airspace before deploying the main parachute by 4,500′. …
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TL:DR–Skip to the video! Airplanes are a lot like people–individual (sometimes ridiculously so) in their needs and tolerances. For example, you can safely get away with sitting far back in the cabin of the Super Otter, but not so much in the Super Caravan. This is the reason for a recent policy change in how …
Welcome! We look forward to making ALL the jumps with you, ALL YEAR LONG!!! Here are a few tips about Skydive Spaceland Houston that you might find useful if you are moving here from afar. Slots are limited each year, so… Get your unlimited jump package before it’s gone! Drop Zone Address/Contact Info, Mail/Shipping Skydive …
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Pop Quiz: Where is an open container not a good thing? a) On Bourbon Street b) At your favorite casino c) At home chilling with a great movie d) When it’s an open parachute container in a jump aircraft Hopefully you correctly picked d) When it’s an open parachute container in a jump aircraft! We …
If you’re reading this, chances are you tried to buy something here and received this error message: “The provided address does not match the billing address for the cardholder.” Please do not continue to submit the transaction without fixing the error! This message is telling you that either the numeric part of the street address …
In early October, Skydive Spaceland celebrated the fifth anniversary of its now biannual Sport Accuracy competition with our biggest one yet! The Oct. 5-6 competition drew 49 competitors, with all five Spacelands participating at some point in the weekend (which Mother Nature doesn’t always allow!). Skydive Spaceland began these popular competitions in partnership with The …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your tenth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will float out, docked with your instructor, and work on tracking flatter and farther!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 9 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Compressed accordion exit Perpendicular heading …
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Do you rent gear at Skydive Spaceland? One thing you might not be aware of, especially if you trained here as a student on our gear, is that non-student gear renters are responsible for any maintenance work needed on the gear as a result of your use. What does this mean exactly? Regular wear and …
Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your ninth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will dive out docked with your instructor and start working on forward movement and backsliding!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 8 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Compressed accordion exit Delta …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your eighth “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will dive out solo and practice front and back flips!!!!! Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 7 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Diving exit Back flips and front flips Pre-deployment scan …
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Welcome to Skydive Spaceland’s exclusive, innovative Skydiver Training Program! On your seventh “solo” skydive, wearing your own parachute system, you will exit solo and practice barrel rolls. Relax and have fun! Previous Dive: Dive Flow 6 Your freefall objectives for this skydive are: Solo poised exit Barrel rolls Pre-deployment scan Deploy the main parachute at …
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July 24-25, 2021 preNationals is a Nationals-style formation skydiving (FS) competition that gives formation skydiving teams a chance to tune up and test it out before the Freefall National Skydiving Championships in September. See how you stack up against Nationals-standard judges and the OmniSkore!HD scoring system! This is a fabulous opportunity to get familiar with …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact (Skydive Spaceland): Christy West, Marketing Director 346-239-5209, Christy@SkydiveSpaceland.com Rosharon, Texas (Aug. 3, 2018)—The popular business Skydive San Marcos, which has been serving first-time skydivers and highly experienced jumpers in the Austin/San Antonio areas for more than 30 years, will soon become the fifth member of the growing Skydive Spaceland brand. “The …
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Skydive Spaceland Houston is proud to announce the launch of our Freefly Organizing Program! Our mentor program for newly licensed jumpers who have 100 jumps or under has been growing with great success, and we are expanding that program to safely transition jumpers into freeflying with some help from our newest team member, Tex! Jesse …
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If you find yourself at the dropzone, you will most likely be spending some time in the manifest office. With the rapid rate of growth that Skydive Spaceland has been experiencing, we want to spread the word on some general reminders and guides for manifesting and sharing the space of the office. Manifest Basics What …
Let’s get this party started with scores! 4-Way 8-Way 8-Way MFS Pre-Nationals is a Nationals-style formation skydiving competition that gives formation skydiving teams a chance to tune up and test it out before the Freefall National Championships in September. See how you stack up against Nationals-standard judges and OmniSkore scoring system! This is a fabulous …
As a skydiver, you know all aircraft need equal access to Air Traffic Control (ATC) resources. We fly in a complex, dynamic environment that is democratically available to all planes whether they’re jumbo jets, hobby one-seaters, or skydiving aircraft–it’s essential to safe operations for everyone. However, there’s a bill in front of the House of …
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