World View Enters Space Tourism and Exploration Market to Take Passengers to the Edge of Space

Stratospheric ballooning company, World View, has announced its global expansion of services that includes the launch of the first-ever edge-of-space experience. The purpose-first company aims to bring as many people as possible to the edge of space, so that at 100,000 feet, they can see the world without borders or species and come back motivated to make the world a better place. Participants will have the opportunity to experience space through World View’s first-of-its-kind, affordable, long-duration, and accessible space experience. Participants can reserve their place in line for commercial flights by paying an initial deposit of $500. The cost per seat is priced at $50,000 with flexible financing options available.

World View voyages will depart from the Seven Wonders of the World, Stratospheric Edition™, for a stratospheric perspective. The spaceport locations include Grand Canyon, United States; Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; Serengeti, Kenya; Aurora Borealis, Norway; Amazonia, Brazil; Giza Pyramids, Egypt; and Great Wall of China, Mongolia. The 5-day fully immersive experience offers participants excursions from the Spaceports to fully immerse themselves in the beauty, fragility, history, and importance of the areas surrounding the Seven Wonders.

Eight participants and two World View crew members will take a zero-pressure stratospheric balloon and a pressurized space capsule to 100,000 feet altitude, nearly 23 miles into the stratosphere for a transformative experience that will last six to 12 hours. World View participants will gently float in the atmosphere for hours to experience the Earth’s curvature and the darkness of space, taking them four times higher than a commercial flight.

World View designed the Explorer Space Capsule to offer a luxury experience, including personal in-flight concierge, in-flight dining and bar, internet data connection, access to Earth-view cameras and star-view telescopes, individual viewing screens, fully reclining seats, and an on-board lavatory. The World View ascent and descent are safe and gentle, making it possible for adults of virtually any age and physical condition to enjoy the experience.

Non-profit Space For Humanity secured the inaugural commercial flight, selecting a cohort of citizen astronauts to experience the Overview Effect from space for the first time. Once selected, they receive specialized training around how they can use their experience in space to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges as leaders here on Earth. Space for Humanity covers all expenses for citizen astronauts, which are paid for through the organization’s fundraising efforts.

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