Felix Baumgartner, who once broke the world record for the highest skydive by jumping from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy The 56-year-old fell to the ground near the ...

Felix Baumgartner, who became famous for leaping from a hot air balloon back to earth from outer space, has died in a ...

Space.com caught up with Jane Poynter, CEO of World View, a private company that aims to bring passengers to near-space using a high-altitude balloon.

Space Perspective's balloon-like spacecraft is floating toward a 2024 commercial launch. See new photos of the high-altitude luxury vehicle — including its fancy space toilet.

World View offers near-space balloon flights at $75,000 compared to Virgin Galactic's price of $250,000. Balloons will lift pressurized capsules carrying six passengers to about 100,000 feet.

France is leaning hard into near space, warning the area is increasingly contested, as evidenced by the Chinese spy ballon that flew over the US.

Balloon launch mechanism and Excelsior spaceship aboard the MS Voyager — ..Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune test capsule Excelsior returns to Port Canaveral aboard the MS Voyager after ...

A new startup called Space Perspective is planning to launch paying customers to space using a big balloon and a special observation capsule. Tickets will cost around $125,000, the company says ...

Space tourists, from left, Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin and Keisha Schahaff pose for photos before boarding their Virgin Galactic flight at Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, N.M ...

John Powell has a dream: getting humans into space via balloon. For now, he’s perfecting his launch techniques by wafting payloads into the stratosphere. The Tandem once reached 95,000 feet.

A space balloon will offer the first luxury meal in space, but is it worth it? By Joshua Hawkins. Published Mar 18th, 2024 3:09PM EDT. If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate ...