Thrill seekers can now travel to the edge of space space in a giant hot air balloon for £100k

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Space Perspective is offering panoramic views of the Earth from luxury capsule featuring an open bar and a toilet after completing its first, successful test flight. They’ll see Earth’s majestic beauty against the blackness of space and the rich, thin blue line of the atmosphere flood in through the capsule’s massive… pic.twitter.com/6V5m2hXty9 — Space Perspective June 12, 2024 open image in gallery The capsule that will be taken to the edge of space under the flights Space Perspective said: “Developed to be the most accessible, sustainable, and safest spacecraft on or above planet Earth, Spaceship Neptune comprises the SpaceBalloon, reserve descent system, and capsule. Once in commercial operations, Spaceship Neptune will set the record for the most people taken to the edge of space – one more than the NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-61-A.” The company also stressed that, unlike rockets, their capsule travels out of this world in a much slower, gentler fashion, and uses technology that “NASA and other reputable entities” have used “more than a thousand times”. It said: “Spaceship Neptune is lifted gently to space by our SpaceBalloon, which is propelled by renewable hydrogen at the gentle speed of 12 mph.” On its booking form, the company suggests the type of occasions that might warrant a trip to space including friends and family reunions and corporate gatherings.