NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is scheduled to conduct two super pressure balloon (SPB) launches from Wānaka, New Zealand, to further test and qualify the technology, which can offer cost savings ...

“Completing Development Flight 2 is a defining moment for us,” said Taber MacCallum, cofounder and chief technical officer of Space Perspective in a statement. “This uncrewed flight not only proves ...

Space Perspective is hoping to have commercial operations underway in 2025, but a seat on the luxurious balloon is gonna cost you. Reading time 3 minutes The dream, if you can call it that, of ...

A prototype aerial robotic balloon, or aerobot, is readied for a sunrise test flight at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, in July 2022 A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one day take to the ...

A “space balloon” for tourists is set for a test flight in Saudi Arabia this September. Spanish startup Halo Space built the balloon for zero-emission trips into the stratosphere. Each ticket is ...

NASA’s super pressure balloon stands fully inflated and ready for lift-off from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, in 2017. Credits: NASA NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is scheduled to conduct two super ...