PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rocket boosters aren’t the only devices used for space transportation rolling into Port Canaveral.
Over the Labor Day weekend, Space Perspective’s proprietary capsule — that will one day take tourists to the edge of space — was lifted by crane onto the company’s MV Voyager ship.
Port Canaveral shared photos of the sighting on its X account.
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SPECIAL HEAVY LIFT! Port Canaveral’s mobile harbor crane hard at work this Labor Day weekend carefully lifting Space Perspective’s proprietary capsule that will eventually take human tourists to the edge of space, carried by a large “space balloon.” Mobile Harbor Crane #2… pic.twitter.com/ihhVtT5k2I
— Port Canaveral (@PortCanaveral) September 1, 2024
Tethered by a large space balloon, the Spaceship Neptune’s Space Lounge will lift nine people — including a pilot — on a slow 6-hour flight into Earth’s atmosphere, up to 100,000 feet before a descent and splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico.
While on board, guests will experience an array of luxuries from ergonomic, safety-rated seats to a restroom called a Space Spa. They will also be treated to Earth-inspired cocktails and dining.
Monday, space photographer Robert Duvall told News 6 reporter James Sparvero he’s considered buying a ticket.
“I heard about it cause I follow everything in aerospace, and now I’ve been waiting to hear when they’re gonna have some good news and then save my pennies,” Duvall said.
Each ticket costs $125,000 and the first commercial flight is planned for 2025.
CEO Jane Poynter called the ticket price the cheapest access to space when Space Perspective cut the ribbon on the Titusville factory making their SpaceBalloon.
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