Max. altitude
36 km
Seats
4
Type
Stratospheric balloon
Assessment
Pressurised near-space capsule under a stratospheric balloon for up to 4 passengers and 2 crew, reaching about 36 km on a roughly 4.5-hour flight (1.5 h ascent, 2 h at altitude, 1 h descent under a steerable parafoil), with no emissions. The crewed capsule has not flown; uncrewed sub-scale tests (microbloon 2.0) reached 31 km in 2012. Zero 2 Infinity lists bloon as an offering but is still test flying.
Technical data
PropellantHelium (balloon)
ReusabilityFully reusable
Flight duration~4.5 h
Lead time–
Provider launch sites
Aeropuerto de León (Virgen del Camino)El Arenosillo (INTA/CEDEA) / Gulf of CádizEurope's Stratoport (ATLAS Flight & Test Center) – Villacarrillo
Price
Price on requestPrices shown are the providers' official figures and are always non-binding – only the individual quote is binding.