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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.

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microbloon 2.0 soars to the edge of Space

Source: Zero2infinity (0ll00.com) Barcelona-based  company zero2infinity  has successfully launched its newest prototype, the microbloon 2.0, to the edge of Space at almost 32km (105,000 ft.)  altitude, that is, above 99% of the mass of the atmosphere.

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