Space Tourism: The Next Great Leap

PRESS RELEASE - On the heels of the COP27 climate summit, Scepter, Inc., an emerging company that uses global Earth- and air-based data to measure climate gases and air pollution in real time, has today announced it is set to launch in January a stratospheric balloon enabled with methane-detection sensors in Texas’ Permian Basin, which will gather first-of-its-kind data on methane emissions. Tucson-based stratospheric balloon company World View is working closely with Scepter to bring the balloon capabilities to the mission.

SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION - In partnership with World View, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) successfully demonstrated performance of its rapidly deployable High-Altitude Balloon (HAB), completing launch, mission performance and recovery of the uncrewed platform for stratospheric communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). The flight was a critical part of the company’s U.K. Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Project Aether Flight 1 Assessment Phase contract.

NBC LX NEWS - If you have dreams of a trip to space, but don't have close to $1 million to make this a reality, there is a new startup that might be perfect for you. Tickets will cost $50,000, which will get you a much more enjoyable and long-lasting experience than just an up-and-down trip on a rocket.