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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder | Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Website | spaceperspective |
Space Perspective is a private American aerospace manufacturer which is building crewed high-altitude balloons for near space tourism. The company, heaquartered in Titusville, Florida, is currently developing Spaceship Neptune,[1] a pressurized gondola lofted by a SpaceBallon, a large helium high-altitude balloon.[2]
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History
[edit]Space Perspective was founded by married couple Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum in 2018. Poynter and MacCallum who had met on the first Biosphere 2 mission and had previously founded the Paragon Space Development Corporation and World View Enterprises, a company which similarly to Space Perspective planned to take tourists up to the stratosphere in high altitude balloons.[6][7] Nevertheless, as World Views Enterprises' focus shifted from tourism to building uncrewed stratostats, Poynter and MacCallum spun off Space Perspective as a separate company.[8]
In 2021, the company flew an uncrewed test flight of their high altitude balloon, including a mass simulator of their pressurized gondola, Spaceship Neptune.[9]
By October 2024, Richard Branson had invested and it was announced he would co-pilot the first crewed launch in 2025.[10]
Hardware
[edit]The
Spaceship Neptune
[edit]Spaceship Neptune is the company's crewed pressurized gondola designed for [Mesosphere|near space]] tourism. The spherical carbon-composite gondola measures 16 ft (4.9 m) in diameter and provides 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) of pressurized volume for up to eight passengers and one captain.[1] The gondola is lined with a thin transparent vacuum deposited UV-reflective coating, and features an array of fifteen 52 in (130 cm) windows.[2] The interior of the gondola includes a washroom named the "Space Spa" by the company, [4]
Spaceship Neptune is lofted into the stratosphere by a high-altitude balloon named SpaceBalloon.
Despite being marketed as a spacecraft and being considered as such by the Federal Aviation Administration,[12][13] the vehicle's apogee of 30 km (19 mi) only reaches the stratosphere and falls short of the 100 km (62 mi) Kármán line, the conventional definition of space.
Facilities
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Spaceship". Space Perspective. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Travel to Space". Space Perspective. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Dinner, Josh (24 September 2024). "Space Perspective completes 1st uncrewed balloon flight to the edge of Earth's atmosphere (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Carney, Dan (5 March 2024). "Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune Targets Almost-Space". Design News. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Aguirre, Jessica Camille (11 October 2022). "The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism". AFAR. San Francisco. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa. "20 Minutes With: Space Perspective Co-founder Jane Poynter". Penta. Barron's. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Foust, Jeff (18 June 2020). "World View founders launch new stratospheric ballooning venture". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Boyle, Alan (18 June 2020). "Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon". GeekWire. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Spry, Jeff (29 June 2021). "Can't afford Blue Origin tickets? This space balloon company has a much cheaper near-space trip". SYFY Official Site. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Space Perspective News". Retrieved 17 December 2024.
Sir Richard Branson to copilot first crewed flight, invests. Fox business highlights next year flight with Richard Branson
- ^ Neale, Rick (22 December 2023). "Spaceship Neptune balloon capsule taking shape in Titusville hangar for 2024 test flight". Florida Today. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
spaceperspectiveweb2024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Heidler, Scott (21 December 2023). "Exclusive: A look at Spaceship Neptune, capsule set to take passengers to the edge of space". WESH. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ @SpacePerspectiv (5 December 2024). "Spaceship Neptune and all Space Perspective operations are regulated by the FAA and the Coast Guard. The FAA regulates Spaceship Neptune as a spacecraft because the environment the capsule operates in is akin to that of low-Earth orbit—and so, the capsule has been designed and engineered to protect its passengers from the harsh conditions of space. Inside the pressurized capsule, you will find environmental control and life support, pressure control, thermal control, and other systems. Similar to the International Space Station, no space suit is required when onboard the flight" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 December 2024 – via Twitter.