Space Perspective opens booking for a flight to the stratosphere in a hot air balloon

Tourists will be in a sealed capsule, which will rise 30 km thanks to a huge air

ball. The ship can accommodate eight passengers and a pilot, and costs $125,000 per seat.

The flight duration will be six hours:During this time, it will be possible to see the Earth against the background of the darkness of outer space. A hot air balloon flight will not cause overload for passengers and will go smoothly. 

The Neptune spaceship will be slow(19 km/h) rise with a ball the size of a football stadium. It will rise above the Earth's troposphere so that tourists can experience the experience of astronauts seeing our planet in the darkness of space. 

Jane Poynter, co-founder of Space Perspective

Technically, Space Perspective has no plans to send humans into real space. The company wants to fly up to 30 thousand meters in height - this is much lower than the accepted height of the "edge of space".

Commercial flights of Neptune are expected to begin by the end of 2024. Last week, the company completed the first test flight of the capsule. 

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