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Want to Soar to the Stratosphere? Japan Joins the Balloon Tourism Race

A Japanese company has put out the call for passengers who'd be willing to pay more than $175,000 for an…

2 years ago

Get an Inside Look at Space Perspective’s Stratospheric Lounge (With Bar)

Mood lighting, swanky seats, plants, a bar ... and a restroom with an out-of-this-world view: Those are the sorts of…

3 years ago

Noctilucent Clouds Perform Delicate Dance for NASA’s Balloon-Cam

Noctilucent clouds 50 miles above the Earth in the mesosphere. A NASA mission spent five days above the Arctic photographing…

6 years ago

Sunrise Photos from the Edge of Space shot by College Team

[/caption] A college-age team of space and photography enthusiasts have created a fully reusable capsule that can travel autonomously to…

14 years ago