World View Enterprises – a new startup company
based in Arizona – begins offering suborbital flights in 2016, using a
capsule lifted by balloon up to 20 miles (32 km). Although some way
short of the 62 miles (100 km) defined
as "outer space", passengers are nevertheless treated to spectacular
views of the Earth far below. Customers pay $75,000 each for a trip
lasting four hours, with up to eight occupants able to walk freely
inside. Safety mechanisms allow the balloon to glide safely back in the
event of a malfunction.
No comments:
Post a Comment