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Josh Dinner

Visit the edge of space in style with new luxury balloon tourism startup

a balloon floats to the edge of space

Space tourism has never looked this fancy.

France-based startup Zephalto has partnered with Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, in a plan to begin offering elegant high-altitude stratospheric balloon flights. Lofted by a huge balloon filled with hydrogen or helium, Zephalto's pressurized capsule will ascend high into Earth's atmosphere as high as 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) to offer passengers a unique view of the world below. 

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