"This is a historic opportunity for two former rivals to join forces and make manned space tourism a reality." ...

European firm Eos X Space acquires U.S.-based rival Space Perspective to strengthen its stratospheric balloon tourism ...

The space balloon race is in full effect, as Arizona’s World View offers five-day trips 100,000 feet above the Grand Canyon at the bargain price of $50,000.

Balloon launch mechanism and Excelsior spaceship aboard the MS Voyager — ..Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune test capsule Excelsior returns to Port Canaveral aboard the MS Voyager after ...

France is leaning hard into near space, warning the area is increasingly contested, as evidenced by the Chinese spy ballon that flew over the US.

Sir Richard Branson will co-pilot a hydrogen “space balloon” that will float a small group of high-paying passengers higher into the stratosphere than any commercial balloon has gone before ...

Space Perspective is hoping to have commercial operations underway in 2025, but a seat on the luxurious balloon is gonna cost you. By Adam Kovac Published September 19, 2024 | Comments (11) ...

A launch date for the event has been set for late 2025, and it’s expected to depart from Kennedy Space Center in Florida when it lifts off. The flight is expected to take around six hours in total.

The first crewed Space Perspective flight is set to take place sometime in 2025, with planning for commercial voyages to begin upon successful completion. According to reports, more than 1,800 ...

An astronomical telescope designed to complement the aging Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New Zealand's south island on April 16 2023. But as a sphere the size of a football stadium rose ...

Students prepare a practice balloon for launch late last month. The ballooning project offers an opportunity for them to learn many skills they might someday use for space probes and satellites.