World View Enterprises

The Voyager scale-model craft over Arizona

Space

World View completes major flight test of Voyager spacecraft scale replica

World View came a step closer to carrying tourists to the edge of space as it completed a major milestone test flight last weekend of its one-tenth scale version of the Voyager craft.

Space

Space tourism balloon aces first test, on track to begin operations in 2016

Arizona-based World View Enterprises has successfully completed its first test flight of a space tourism balloon that, for the price of US$75,000 per person, will lift six passengers into the stratosphere to an altitude of 20 miles (32 km).

Artist's concept of the World View balloon capsule in flight (Photo: World View Enterprises)

Space

World View Enterprises near-space balloon flights to begin in 2016

World View Enterprises is making a foray into the fledgling space (or near-space) tourism sector that will see passengers take a balloon ride to an altitude of 30 km (18.6 mi) from where they will be treated to a spectacular view of the Earth.