Indian firm plans to send tourists to space in a balloon

New Delhi, Nov 7 (Prensa Latina) An Indian firm is planning to transport tourists into space in a balloon-propelled capsule at an altitude of up to 35 kilometers by the year 2025, it was reported on Monday, in this capital .

Inspired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the Mumbai-based Space Aura Aerospace Technology company has begun to build a space capsule that can carry six tourists besides the pilot into space at a time, Press Trust of India news reported.

The capsule will have all modern facilities, life-saving and information systems and will be propelled by a balloon filled with helium or hydrogen gas to 30 to 35 kilometers above sea level, where space tourists can witness the Earth’s curvature and the darkness of space for around 1 hour.

The space balloon will slowly be deflated, and a parachute will be unpacked to bring down the spaceship.