Jirgin yawon shakatawa na sararin samaniya na musamman ne wanda aka tsara don jigilar mutane masu zaman kansu a bayan yanayin duniya don dalilai na nishaɗi ko na kasuwanci. Waɗannan motocin sun haɗa da jiragen sama na suborbital da na kewayen duniya, tare da jiragen sama na suborbital yawanci suna kaiwa sama da kilomita 80. Misalan da suka dace sun haɗa da Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo da Blue Origin's New Shepard, dukansu suna amfani da tsarin ƙaddamar da sake amfani don maimaita manufa.

Ci gaban motocin yawon shakatawa na sararin samaniya ya haɗa da ci gaba mai ci gaba, tallafin rayuwa, da fasahohin aminci don saukar da 'yan saman jannati marasa ƙwarewa. Yanayin ɗakunan suna da matsin lamba kuma an sanye su da tsarin sarrafa microgravity da sojojin sake shiga yayin jirgin. Dole ne motocin yawon shakatawa na sararin samaniya su bi ƙa'idodin sararin samaniya na duniya, tabbatar da amincin fasinjoji da rage tasirin muhalli yayin ƙaddamarwa da ayyukan dawowa.