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Tag Archives: World View Enterprises
World View to fly weather radar on stratospheric balloon
Source: Space News – spacenews.com By Jeff Foust World View Enterprises, the Arizona company developing high-altitude balloons for research and eventually tourism, plans to conduct a test flight of a weather radar on one of its balloons later this year.
A 21st century renaissance in high altitude ballooning
Source: The Space Review & Space News – thespacereview.com By S. Alan Stern High altitude ballooning has begun to undergo a renaissance that is creating exciting new capabilities, therefore enabling a wide array of new applications of interest to researchers … Continue reading
Spaceport Tucson: World View’s New Home for Balloon Tourist Flights
Source: space.com By Mike Wall World View Enterprises, which aims to loft paying customers to the stratosphere beneath a giant balloon, will do so from the newly approved Spaceport Tucson in southeastern Arizona, company representatives announced Tuesday.
Will the Stratosphere Be 2020’s Hot Tourist Destination?
Source: airspacemag.com By Tony Reichhardt Flights could begin as early as 2016. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are making strides toward offering near-space balloon flights for tourists, starting as early as 2016.
Posted in Balloons, Stratospheric Balloons
Tagged helium balloon, high altitude helium balloons, microbloon, Stratospheric balloon, World View Enterprises, zero2infinity
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Balloon Space Flight Company Completes Small-Scale Test Flight
Source: Reuters By Karen Brooks An Arizona start-up company says it has successfully completed its first small-scale test flight of a stratospheric balloon and capsule being developed to show tourists a space-like view of the Earth from 19 miles (30 … Continue reading