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Japanese startup reveals balloon flight space viewing tours
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:02 pm
New York Post
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A Japanese startup announced plans Tuesday to launch commercial space viewing balloon flights that it hopes will bring an otherwise astronomically expensive experience down to Earth.
Company CEO Keisuke Iwaya said passengers do not need to be billionaires, go through intense training or have the language skills needed to fly in a rocket.
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It’s safe, economical, and gentle for people,” Iwaya told reporters. “The idea is to make space tourism for everyone.” He said he wants to “democratize space.”
The company, Iwaya Giken, based in Sapporo in northern Japan, has been working on the project since 2012 and says it has developed an airtight two-seat cabin and a balloon capable of rising up to an altitude of 25 kilometers (15 miles), where the curve of the Earth can be clearly viewed. While passengers won’t be in outer space — the balloon only goes up to roughly the middle of the stratosphere — they’ll be higher than a jet plane flies and have an unobstructed view of outer space.
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Initially, a flight would cost about 24 million yen ($180,000), but Iwaya said he aims to eventually bring it down to several million yen (tens of thousands of dollars).
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 2:04 pm
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Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:03 pm to saint tiger225
Think I will pass. Countries are now trigger happy.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:03 pm to saint tiger225
All fine and dandy until Biden decides to order you shot out of the skies.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:05 pm to saint tiger225
You're effed if someone cuts a fart in there
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:09 pm to idlewatcher
May need to bring a space suit up just for that.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:09 pm to saint tiger225
Way to announce your greatest idea at the worst possible time.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:10 pm to Clyde Tipton
The Japanese are floating the idea to bring peace back to the Ballon space. Hopefully Biden doesn't deflate that effort.
This post was edited on 2/21/23 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:17 pm to saint tiger225
Sounds like a lot of hot air to me.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:21 pm to Big Gorilla
quote:holy shite talk about your terrible timing
Think I will pass. Countries are now trigger happy.
yeah not a good time for an 'oops, our bad. that was just a tourist' mea culpa after you've been shot down at 80,000 feet.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 2:45 pm to CAD703X
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holy shite talk about your terrible timing
Unless it’s just a cover. Convert it to a spy balloon, stick 2 dummies in there and dare anybody to shoot it down.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 3:25 pm to WestSideTiger
China is taking notes from your post.
Posted on 2/21/23 at 3:35 pm to WestSideTiger
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stick 2 dummies in there and dare anybody to shoot it down.
Russia says hold my vodka
Posted on 2/21/23 at 3:38 pm to saint tiger225
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This post was edited on 4/13/23 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 2/21/23 at 3:40 pm to msutiger
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“The idea is to make space tourism for everyone.”
they ain't going to space, lyin' Japs
Posted on 2/21/23 at 3:44 pm to msutiger
Well, almost everyone.
I will say I'm for anything that could make access to space (or stratosphere in this case) cheaper and more accessible.
This may not work, but if it does, that would be excellent and would hopefully increase competition in the space, thus hopefully driving down prices.
I will say I'm for anything that could make access to space (or stratosphere in this case) cheaper and more accessible.
This may not work, but if it does, that would be excellent and would hopefully increase competition in the space, thus hopefully driving down prices.
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