A Japanese startup offers cheaper tourist visits to space

Iwaya Giken has announced plans to launch commercial space observation balloon flights, making this astronomically expensive experience more accessible

February 27, 2023.
Space tourism is about to become low-tech, thanks to a Japanese startup that wants to take people into space using helium balloons. A Japanese startup announced plans last Tuesday to launch commercial space observation balloon flights, which it hopes will make the otherwise astronomically expensive experience more accessible. The company Iwaya Giken, based in Sapporo in northern Japan,...
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February 27, 2023.