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Space Perspective is nearly ready to fly tourists on luxury balloon rides near the edge of space
Space Perspective CEO Jane Poynter says she is 'undoubtedly' going to be on one of the company's first flights.
The interior design of the crewed Spaceship Neptune model includes accommodations for eight passengers, or "Explorers," as Space Perspective calls their customers, and a captain to serve as host for the luxurious lift to the top of the world. (Image credit: Space Perspective via X)Full flight duration, including ascent and descent takes about six hours, and can move the capsule several hundred miles downrange from its liftoff point. The Space Perspective mission control room features several stations for monitoring flight status, weather and atmospheric conditions, and communication between Spaceship Neptune, its launch vessel and the recovery boat.
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