'Space Perspective,' the Florida-based space travel company, announced the finalization of its upcoming space travel capsule, the 'Spaceship Neptune.' This is a large spherical capsule with separated compartments, each with a window looking outward into space. The small capsule will be raised up by a balloon that is many multiples larger than the capsule itself, similar to a hot-air balloon.
Space Perspective has begun selling tickets to the public, providing curious customers with the opportunity to enter outer space for a brief time. Each ticket costs $125,000 USD for a 20-mile-high flight into space that provides full 360-degree viewing angles of as far as 450 miles away. This means each traveler will get to see a large portion of the earth from out in space. As of now, approximately 900 tickets have been sold, booking trips on the spaceship through to 2025.
According to Space Perspective, the Spaceship Neptune is carbon-neutral and is a sustainable method of delivering orbital-height flights.
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'Space Perspective' is Charging $125,000 for Trips on its Spaceship Neptune
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