Space BALLOON company offers first look at its luxury cabins with 5ft-high windows, moody lighting and a drinks bar - but it will cost you $125,000 for a six-hour trip
Space tourism firm Space Perspective plans to take passengers to Earth's upper atmosphere on giant balloon
The balloon's luxury cabins will include 5ft-high windows, moody lighting, WiFi connectivity and a drinks bar
Tickets will cost $125,000 (£96,000), with the aim to launch from Kennedy Space Center, Florida in late 2024
Balloon won't go as high as Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin or SpaceX, nor will it create feeling of weightlessness
By Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
Published: 07:23 EDT, 13 April 2022 | Updated: 07:23 EDT, 13 April 2022
The idea of space tourism was once thought to be more science fiction than reality.
But with the rise of SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin – all bankrolled by billionaire entrepreneurs – the burgeoning industry promises to be one of the next great endeavours of this decade.
Now throw into the mix a space balloon company, which offers passengers the chance to observe the Earth's curvature from 20 miles (30 km) up, and the future seems very exciting indeed.
Space tourism: The space balloon company Space Perspective has offered a first look at its luxury cabins, which will offer passengers the chance to observe the Earth's curvature from 20 miles up. It plans to begin launching the balloon (pictured in an artist's impression) by 2024
Space Perspective unveiled more details about its giant balloon venture after sharing illustrations of the swish cabins that passengers would sit in, complete with 5ft (1.5 metre) high windows, dark, purple tones and a drinks barmore
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10714633/Space-balloon-company-offers-look-luxury-cabins.html
