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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane BALLOON GETAWAYS TO THE COSMOS                                                                                   Source: Space Balloons                       French space balloon startup Zephalto is partnering with the French Space Agency to launch space balloons for tourists to travel to the stratosphere by 2025 The space balloons are primarily powered by solar energy, filled with hydrogen & helium gas & lighter than air The 6-hour journey to the edges of space will offer spectacular views in very luxurious accommodations  Balloon is capable of carrying 6 passengers, 2 pilots & crew Vehicle floats for 1&1/2 hours up to an altitude of 15.5 miles above earth, stays there for 3 hours for the tourists to enjoy looking at the curvature of the Earth & then floats down for 1&1/2 hours for the

New Air Balloon Space Tech

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  Space Balloons For a Leisurely Space Visit Source:  Space Perspective Space Trip With No Rockets & No Rocket Fuel Space Perspective, a human space flight company based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is offering a unique space adventure.  Luxury balloon trips to 20 miles above the Earth into the stratosphere. There are no rockets and no rocket fuel involved.  The company says it is a safer and smoother way to experience the edges of space.  In fact, the approach is completely different from a rocket flight.  The space craft takes off at a leisurely pace of 12 mph.  A huge hot air balloon gently carries the passenger capsule aloft into the upper atmosphere and then gently returns it for a splashdown in the ocean, according to the company. Passenger Tickets to Space Space Perspective has started selling tickets for the first trip in late 2024 aboard the Spaceship Neptune.  It's a hot air balloon type space vehicle that gets lift from hydrogen.  The company is taking $1,000 deposits

Space Balloons - New Travel Vehicle

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  Space Balloons For a Leisurely Space Visit Source:  Space Perspective Space Trip With No Rockets & No Rocket Fuel Space Perspective, a human space flight company based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is offering a unique space adventure.  Luxury balloon trips to 20 miles above the Earth into the stratosphere. There are no rockets and no rocket fuel involved.  The company says it is a safer and smoother way to experience the edges of space.  In fact, the approach is completely different from a rocket flight.  The space craft takes off at a leisurely pace of 12 mph.  A huge hot air balloon gently carries the passenger capsule aloft into the upper atmosphere and then gently returns it for a splashdown in the ocean, according to the company. Passenger Tickets to Space Space Perspective has started selling tickets for the first trip in late 2024 aboard the Spaceship Neptune.  It's a hot air balloon type space vehicle that gets lift from hydrogen.  The company is taking $1,000 deposits