Because everyone should have a chance to see Earth from above!
There are certainly many travel restrictions today among the nations of our planet. But… would you dare to go to a place where such limitations do not exist? That’s right, your first trip to space could be closer than you imagine.
Space Perspective “A Human Space Flight Company” is offering travelers looking for a little cosmic adrenaline a unique opportunity to venture out into the space frontier.
Artist’s impression of the capsule at the launch site
The company recently revealed its new ship, called Spaceship Neptune. It is “a high-performance balloon and a pressurized capsule” that will transport up to eight passengers, a pilot, and research cargoes to the outer part of the Earth’s atmosphere: the stratosphere, which stretches between 10 and 50 kilometers from altitude
This flight, however, will not touch the border with space, but will be limited to a height of 30 kilometers, enough to enjoy an exceptional view that, according to the project’s promoters, will allow us to see the curvature of the Earth.
What will it be like, how long will the trip last and cost?
Stratospheric tourists will be able to dress casually without putting on a spacesuit. In addition, they will have a refreshment bar, bathroom and access to social networks available on board.
The trip is expected to last 6 hours and will be divided into three stages: two hours for the ascent to the maximum height, two hours of stay at that height and the rest for the descent. At the end of the trip the passengers will end up in the ocean, where the capsule will be collected by a boat to take it to the mainland.
It should be noted that the capsule will be pressurized and because it will remain in the stratosphere, passengers will not feel total weightlessness, but some special sensations of this trip will
“Everyone should be able to see Earth from space,” said Jane Poynter, one of the founders of Space Perspective, which already offers on its website the option to sign up for the trip. However, it is still unclear when your capsule will take the first flight or the price of the trip.
It is estimated that in 2021 the company will carry out a test without passengers that will depart from Florida. Poynter estimates that initially the price could be around $ 125,000, although signing up for now costs nothing.
But if the price seems prohibitive, there is no need to worry. Space Perspective has also announced a partnership with another venture, Space For Humanity, to try to improve accessibility to the space for passengers at an international level that do not have such astronomical money figures. In this way, groups of citizens can be sent to the space through an application and sponsorship process that will significantly reduce travel costs.
Source: Forbes
