Think-Dash: Space tourism balloon aces first test, on track to begin operations in 2016

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

An Arizona-based company is planning to offer commercial subspace balloon flights by 2016 ...

Arizona-based World View Enterprises has successfully completed its first test flight of a space tourism balloon that, for the price of US$75,000 per person, will lift six passengers into the stratosphere to an altitude of 20 miles (32 km). From there, they will be able to see the curvature of the Earth. The company says it is on track to fly its first passenger in just two years time... Continue Reading Space tourism balloon aces first test, on track to begin operations in 2016

Section: Space

Tags: Balloon, Space Tourism, Space Travel, Spaceport America, World View Enterprises

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Space tourism balloon aces first test, on track to begin operations in 2016

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