The Japanese company Iwaya Inc. dares to revolutionize civil space travel: while American companies such as SpaceX or the British entrepreneur Richard Branson have been active in the civil space travel market for some time with Virgin Orbit, Japanese companies in particular often lag behind.
The helium balloon from Iwaya Inc. wants to change that. The balloon carries a capsule with two occupants into the stratosphere, from where you can even see the curvature of the Earth:
When exactly the balloon can be used for the general public is still unclear. According to the company, it should be ready in about ten years. The reason for this is the currently high costs per flight. (fwe)
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