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Thrill seekers can now travel to the edge of space in a giant hot air balloon, with a seat costing 100,000.
Space Perspective is offering panoramic views of Earth from luxury capsules with an open bar and toilet after completing its first successful test flight.
Deposits for the eight-seat trips, which are reported to begin later this year, start at $1,000 ($789).
News of the capsule was first revealed to X by the company in February, when they described the craft as having the most spacious interior of any human flight capsule ever created.
The balloon will reportedly travel to the edge of space and land 18 miles above Earth’s atmosphere.
Space Perspective emphasized the importance of safety on their cruise ship, which they claim will set a new record for the number of people taken to the edge of space.
In its most recent update last month, the company shared the panoramic view guests can expect in the capsule while sipping a cocktail at the edge of space, which still benefits from gravity.
During the Neptun-01 test flight, we captured the view that explorers will have during their flight aboard the Neptun spacecraft. They will see the majestic beauty of Earth against the blackness of space and the rich thin blue line of the atmosphere streaming through the massive capsules pic.twitter.com/6V5m2hXty9
Space Perspective (@SpacePerspectiv) June 12, 2024
Space Perspective said: Developed to be the most accessible, stable and safest spacecraft on or above planet Earth, the Neptune spacecraft includes the SpaceBalloon, backup descent system and capsule.
The capsule interior maximizes space and comfort and accommodates eight explorers and a captain. Once in commercial operations, the Neptune spacecraft will set the record for the most people taken to the edge of space, one more than NASA’s Space Shuttle mission STS-61-A.
The company also emphasized that, unlike rockets, their capsule travels out of this world in a much slower, gentler way and uses technology that NASA and other reputable entities have used more than a thousand times.
He said: The Neptune spacecraft is gently lifted into space by our Space Balloon, which is powered by renewable hydrogen at the gentle speed of 12 mph.
On its booking form, the company suggests the type of occasions that might warrant a trip to space, including friend and family reunions and corporate gatherings.
Journeys to the edge of space will last a reported six hours.
Space Perspectives chief executive Jane Poynter told Space.com: We definitely have the world’s experts doing this.
We are fully focused. We were focused on making commercial flights as efficient as possible and completely safe and fast.
The Independent has contacted Space Perspective for further information.
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