How stratospheric balloon flights could be about to redefine space tourism
For many would-be intergalactic tourists, space isn’t the final frontier - Earth is. Frankly, space tourism has, to date, been the preserve of pop stars and the billionaire class, and that’s even with the likes of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX expanding access to space as never before. But what if there was a more affordable way of getting to space - or, at least, to the very edge of it?
That’s the premise behind a number of companies now test-flying gigantic, football-field-sized...
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