<strong>My beautiful balloon:</strong> This artist's rendering shows Spaceship Neptune, a space-balloon designed by human flight company Space Perspective and UK design studio PriestmanGoode.
My beautiful balloon: This artist's rendering shows Spaceship Neptune, a space-balloon designed by human flight company Space Perspective and UK design studio PriestmanGoode.
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<strong>Preparing for launch: </strong>"Our advanced space-balloon is designed to operate in the near vacuum found at the edge of space," says Space Perspective's website.
Preparing for launch: "Our advanced space-balloon is designed to operate in the near vacuum found at the edge of space," says Space Perspective's website.
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<strong>Window seats for all: </strong>"We wanted to make sure that passengers would be able to get 360-degree unobstructed views," explains PriestmanGoode's Nigel Goode.
Window seats for all: "We wanted to make sure that passengers would be able to get 360-degree unobstructed views," explains PriestmanGoode's Nigel Goode.
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<strong>'Shirt-sleeves environment':</strong> Space Perspective says the pressurized capsule will have a comfortable "shirt-sleeves environment" on board.
'Shirt-sleeves environment': Space Perspective says the pressurized capsule will have a comfortable "shirt-sleeves environment" on board.
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<strong>Spectacular view: </strong>Cameras on board the test flight of Spaceship Neptune captured this image of the Earth at sunrise on June 18, 2021.
Spectacular view: Cameras on board the test flight of Spaceship Neptune captured this image of the Earth at sunrise on June 18, 2021.
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