Viaggi nello spazio, presentata la mongolfiera Neptune

La mongolfiera spaziale è stata presentata dalla società americana Space Perspective. I viaggi avranno inizio nel 2024 e porteranno i turisti a 30 chilometri di quota. Già venduti oltre seicento biglietti al prezzo di 125mila dollari ciascuno

Revolutionary tourism firm Space Perspective have unveiled new designs for a capsule that will take tourists to the edge of space.
Explorers on board Spaceship Neptune, taking flight commercially from the end of 2024, will safely ascend to the edge of space in the climate-controlled, pressurized capsule, propelled by a patented SpaceBalloon, absorbing the phenomenal beauty of Earth and vastness of space.
Spaceship Neptune’s design is the culmination of serial inventions in patented technologies aligned to space exploration and the phenomenal efforts of a world-class team in examining every aspect of the design and its function. The capsule seamlessly marries the singular demands of space travel in relation to pressure, temperature and structural engineering to the ultimate user experience.
The newly unveiled design is the product of thousands of in-depth analyses, made possible by Space Perspective’s collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries and use of the Siemens Xcelerator technology delivered through AWS Cloud servers . The ultimate design increases the safety of the capsule, enhances the passenger experience, and incorporates groundbreaking new features such as:
The new designs are for sophisticated, smooth spherical pressure vessel designed for the ultimate Space Lounge experience and comfort. The iconic spherical shape of the exterior accommodates a roomier interior with more headroom, and the additional safety benefits of being optimal for pressure resistance. An elegant spherical exterior maximizes the 360-degree panoramic views via the largest-ever, patented windows to be taken to the edge of space and a roomier Space Lounge interior, offering plenty of headroom as Explorers move around the capsule.
It also has an enhanced and patent pending splash cone, refined from hundreds of digital iterations, to attenuate splashdown for a gentle and safe landing that improves customer experience and hydrodynamics. With water landings considered by NASA as th

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La società americana Space Perspective ha presentato la nuova mongolfiera spaziale Neptune, dalla quale sarà possibile osservare la terra seduti in poltrona

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Out of this world tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled the luxurious ‘space lounge’ interior adventurers will experience in its Spaceship Neptune capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon.
The cabin has room for up to eight passengers - who can kick back and watch the world go by, literally. Space Perspective has dubbed it "the world's first space lounge" and said it wanted the interior to be distinct from typical spacecraft, with elements such as reclining and reconfigurable seats, plants and sustainable materials. It even has its very own cocktail bar!
The interior of a pressurised capsule is designed to give the maximum view of its surroundings as it is wrapped in 1.5-metre-high panoramic windows that Space Perspective says are the largest windows ever flown to space.
Lift-off will take place at dawn on the day of each trip at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, so guests can soak up the sun rising as they climb 100,000 ft (20 mi/30 km). The gradual, two-hour descent to Earth gently concludes with a splash down in the ocean, where a ship retrieves the passengers, the capsule, and the SpaceBalloon. Every aspect of the interior has been designed to enhance the transformative views while elegantly ascending at a cruise speed of 12mph.
Spaceship Neptune can also be customised for milestone events - from weddings and birthdays to seminal events which will capture the imagination of all.

-PICTURED: General View (Space Perspective Unveil `Space Lounge` Where You Can Sip Cocktails At 100,000 Feet)
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I viaggi nello spazio avranno inizio nel 2024 con partenza dal Kennedy Space Center di Merritt Island. La società statunitense ha già venduto oltre seicento biglietti, al prezzo di 125mila dollari ciascuno

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Announced 23 June 2021, $125,000 tickets for a “spaceballoon the size of a football stadium” have gone on sale.
Space Perspective say Spaceship Neptune will take off from Space Coast Air and Spaceport, located adjacent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and gently lift passengers 100,000 ft/30,000 m to space to then be immersed, for two hours.
Space Perspective say they reimagine the thrill of space exploration with the world’s most radically gentle voyage to space. They explain: “Space Explorers and travel adventurers looking to upgrade their bucket list can now savour 360-degree views of planet Earth from 20 mi/30 km above in a luxurious six hour trip, inside Spaceship Neptune, propelled by a state-of-the-art spaceballoon the size of a football stadium.”

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“Sia le capsule che le mongolfiere vengono prodotte nel nostro campus, vicino all’aeroporto di Titusville”, ha aggiunto Poynter

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