Space Perspective's new capsule offers 360-degree windows, reclining seats, a restroom, bar and open areas for group photos.
promises in late 2025, when the Cape Kennedy-based company is scheduled to launch its Spaceship Neptune space balloon for a series of six-hour trips to 100,000 feet above the planet. The balloon is connected to a capsule that’s designed more like a private bar at a five-star hotel or the ultimate game room.
The company today revealed its “Space Lounge” interior, which it says is customizable. The capsule is obviously pressurized and climate controlled, but also has features like 1.8′ x 5.1′ windows and a restroom, also with its own great view of the Earth.The reclining seats can be reconfigured if guests want, say, a smaller dining experience.
“The Space Lounge is a world away from the white, utilitarian environments you find in other spacecraft,” said Jane Poynter, founder, CEO and Chief Experience Officer of Space Perspective in a statement. The experience of gliding upwards at 12 mph for hours will also be much different than the rocket-flight launches by other space-tourism firms like
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