Japan-based aerospace company Iwaya Giken has announced a unique space tourism project that will take passengers up to the stratosphere in a helium balloon. The two-seater cabin will take off from a balloon port in Hokkaido and ascend to a height of 25 kilometers, which is part of the stratosphere and considered the gateway to space. The cabin is equipped with large windows that allow passengers to view space or the Earth below. Applications for the space tourism project as opened in August, with the first five passengers expected to be announced in October. The company calls it “Open Universe … Continue reading Japanese Startup Offers Memorable Space Tourism Experience in a Helium Balloon