Published 15:45 IST, July 3rd 2020
You could soon take balloon ride from Alaska to the edge of space, details inside
Humans could soon be able to fly to the edge of the space as a company in the United States is planning to offer balloon rides to people in a few years.
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Humans could soon be able to fly to edge of as a company in United States is planning to offer balloon rides to people in a few years. Perspective, a company based out of United States anunced its plans to fly passengers and research paylos to edge of with its ship Neptune, a high-performance balloon, and a pressurised capsule. company has said that it will test its first flight for Neptune in early 2021, which will be without any crew members.
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"We’re committed to fundamentally changing way people have access to – both to perform much-needed research to benefit life on Earth and to affect how we view and connect with our planet. Today, it is more crucial than ever to see Earth as a planet, a ship for all humanity and our global biosphere," said Perspective Founder and Co-CEO Jane Poynter.
human flight company plans to launch from iconic Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Center (KSC) in Florida, with first uncrewed test flight scheduled for early 2021 that will include a suite of research paylos. Perspective has also entered into a Act Agreement with NASA, under which American state-run ncy may provide uniquely capable services available at KSC to company on a reimbursable basis.
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Neptune takes up to eight passengers
"Flown by a pilot, Neptune takes up to eight passengers called 'Explorers' on a six-hour journey to edge of and safely back, where only 20 people have been before. It will carry people and research paylos on a two-hour gentle ascent above 99% of Earth’s atmosphere to 1,00,000 feet, where it cruises above Earth for up to two hours allowing passengers to share ir experience via social media and with ir fellow Explorers," company said on its website.
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company claims to have completed extensive international market research to built new design on 50+ years of proven techlogy. ship Neptune, balloon reportedly measures length of a football stium. company claims that Neptune is suited for research areas of interest including Atmospheric science that could shed light on Earth’s climate and air systems, Astro- and solar-physics to illuminate understanding of universe, Astrobiology to explore limits of life on planet and beyond.
15:45 IST, July 3rd 2020