24 August 2011

The ultimate hot air balloon: zero2infinity's bloon

Cheapest way to get you to experience space, or rather stratosphere

Cost of ride: RM450,000 / pax

- will launch in 2013
- climbs to 22 miles (36km), 3 times higher than plane's top cruising altitude
- helium balloon 420ft in diameter
- cruise lasts 5 hrs, including 3 hours at top altitude
- lets you view curvature of the Earth with the blackness of space around you, including watching sunrise
- pressurised pod (pseudo spaceship) 13 ft diameter, adjusted to room temp
- up to 4 guests
- 2 pilots
- at end of journey, parachute deploys pod back to Earth to a predetermined landing site.






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