Space Tourism Companies to Sell Balloon Rides
19 miles up not technically space
Two new space-tourism ventures want to sell you a ticket to the stars. But neither one would use a rocket. Both would use balloons.
Starting in 2016, World View Enterprises of Arizona hopes to send six passengers at a time up 19 miles to the edge of space, aboard helium-filled balloons. Each passenger would pay $75,000, company spokesperson Deanna Wilke tells ABC News.