{"id":4018,"date":"2021-03-17T11:24:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.despatch.com\/blog\/?p=4018"},"modified":"2021-03-17T11:35:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T11:35:46","slug":"zero-2-infinity-is-offering-trips-to-space-in-helium-balloons-as-a-cheaper-alternative-to-spacex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.despatch.com\/blog\/zero-2-infinity-is-offering-trips-to-space-in-helium-balloons-as-a-cheaper-alternative-to-spacex\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero 2 Infinity Is Offering Trips to Space in Helium Balloons as a Cheaper Alternative to SpaceX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Humans have always felt an urge to explore space. Although we can see the real images and videos of our planet, as shared by agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now a Spanish startup the Zero 2 Infinity, is giving us a real opportunity to see the planet from another perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company intends to send tourists into space in the comfort of a small capsule,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zero2infinity.space\/bloon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloon<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other space companies like Elon Musk&#8217;s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin are also in this race. Zero 2 Infinity has also been working on the idea since being founded in 2009.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the best part is that Zero 2 Infinity is offering cheaper trips to space than other companies at just $132,483. However other companies are charging no less than $250,000. They managed to do so by giving up on expensive rockets and with much leaner technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Following are some of the features of this space trip:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Tourists will be taken 40 kilometers above Earth, inside a pressurized capsule attached to a massive balloon.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The massive helium balloon measures about 420 feet in diameter.<\/li><li>Zero 2 Infinity is planning to use balloons as the propeller to space.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The flight will Set off from Andalucia in the south of Spain.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The trip will take about six hours. The ascent will take three hours, while two hours will be spent floating in space, and a further hour will be spent on the descent.<\/li><li>The passengers on board will be able to experience the blackness of space, the roundness of Earth, and even its blue color.<\/li><li>Passengers will be given two days of safety training before the flight.<\/li><li>Tourists will be served their favorite meal while aboard.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Unmanned test flights are set to begin in early 2021 and the company plans to start selling tickets in 2024.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p class=\"flex-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Near Space Experience - Bloon by Zero 2 Infinity\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9Q7Fto9-rA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Image by <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1149733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free-Photos<\/a> from <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1149733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.industrytap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndustryTap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans have always felt an urge to explore space. Although we can see the real images and videos of our planet, as shared by agencies.&nbsp; But now a Spanish startup the Zero 2 Infinity, is giving us a real opportunity to see the planet from another perspective. 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