Edge Of Space Commercial Balloon Flights Closer With Record-Breaking Test | Video

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 09:31 in Astronomy & Space

Private company World View is building capsules that are transported by parafoil and high-altitude balloons to 120,000 feet, to give passengers a breath-taking view of Earth. A scaled version of the capsule was lofted to that altitude.

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