Helium balloon will take space tourists into the atmosphere

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NickFitz replied

23 August 2011, 18:18
If they're space tourists and they're being taken into the atmosphere, doesn't that mean they'll be coming down rather than going up?
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DimPrawn replied

23 August 2011, 16:17
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scooterscot started a topic Helium balloon will take space tourists into the atmosphere

23 August 2011, 15:52
Helium balloon will take space tourists into the atmosphere

How cool.

Helium balloon will take space tourists into the atmosphere - Telegraph

Near-space flight experience, Inbloon

A helium balloon that can reach the Earth's stratosphere will give people the opportunity to become 'space tourists'. The 'bloon' can climb to a height of 36km, offering wannabe-astronauts the chance to glimpse the sun dawning on the earth.
It's described as a 'near-spaceship' and each trip will cost 90,000 pounds per person, with the journey lasting about five hours.
Included in that time is a three hour cruise at an altitude where the blackness of space can be seen above and the curvature of the earth below.

The view from Steve Jobs office:
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