First-of-its-kind space balloon launches in Florida - fitted with luxury bar, recliner seats and out of this world views READ MORE: $500k ticket will buy you a seat at a Michelin star meal in SPACE By Ellyn Lapointe For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:26 BST, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 21:40 BST, 18 September 2024 e-mail 14 shares 1 View comments An out-of-this-world balloon has taken off from Florida . Space Perspective, a spaceflight tourism company, completed the second unmanned test flight of their Spaceship Neptune aircraft on Sunday, sending the balloon-lifted capsule on a six-hour journey to the stratosphere before returning for a splashdown in the ocean.
Spaceship Neptune is designed to ascend about 20 miles above the Earth, offering panoramic views of our home planet and extras that include a menu of cocktails, music playlist and reclining seats - all for $125,000. During the launch, the massive space balloon filled with hydrogen, which lifted the Spaceship Neptune capsule into the sky at a gentle speed of roughly 12 miles per hour. When fully inflated, the balloon is nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower, and could fill an entire football stadium.
The company hopes to begin human flights in 2025, and commercial operations by 2026. Space Perspective launched the second unmanned flight test of their Spaceship Neptune aircraft on Tuesday After reaching peak altitude in the stratosphere, the aircraft performed a controlled descent and splashed down in ocean, where it was the.