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| A sky-high balloon ride will soon be able to take you to the top of the atmosphere. |
Starting next year, you can put the balloonists of old to shame by
traveling via helium-filled balloon 100,000 feet up, to the top of the
atmosphere (as seen in these renderings).
Simply hand over $75,000 to Tucson, Ariz.-based World View, and let the
4.5-ton 19-by-12-by-9-foot luxury passenger capsule whisk you away. The
five- to six-hour flight includes light refreshments, a bar and an
in-capsule lavatory for its eight passengers and crew.
Testing, which falls under the purview of the FAA Of...
