Simulation of the stratospheric balloon ride. Gif: World View/Gizmodo The overwhelming majority of humans will never be able to afford flights to space, but World View Enterprises is hoping that its ...

Have you ever taken a ride in a hot air balloon? Well, you'll have your big chance to ride in one of them this weekend in Quincy as free tethered hot air balloon rides will be available to the first ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Florida-based Space Perspective wants to send you on a luxury trip that promises spectacular views of Earth and the stars CEO Jane Poynter says they are now accepting ...

A new Japanese space tourism business says it aims to “democratize space” by taking customers to extreme altitudes not with rockets, but good old-fashioned helium balloons. The journey will take ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Balloon Fiesta is now just days away, and while visitors will be able to see hundreds of balloons fill the skyline, not everyone gets the chance to ride in one. Those who do get ...

While Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic will rely on raw rocket power to send paying customers on rides to the edge of space, Florida-based Space Perspective is offering an altogether gentler experience ...

What started out as a romantic, exciting airborne adventure ended abruptly when a hot air balloon crash landed in a north Napa vineyard under clear blue skies on Tuesday morning. Felix Bedolla, 38, of ...

Cape Canaveral's Space Perspective has officially started selling tickets for the highest balloon ride of them all: a six-hour floating journey to the edge of space, where you can watch the sunrise.

After a long year and a half — including the loss of a title sponsor, a postponement and a cancellation — everything is looking up for the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in ...

The successful commercial launches of Blue Origin, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic have officially ushered in a new era of space tourism. But unlike these companies, which are planning on taking people to ...