On a commercial flight in October for its customers Tencent and Moon Express, World View Experience managed to capture a breathtaking video of the sunrise as seen from the edge of space, around 100,000 feet above the Earth's surface.
World View, a spinoff of Paragon Space Development, is a space tourism startup that aims to take passengers high enough into the air - over 100,000 feet - to the "edge of space" where people are actually able to see the curvature of the Earth itself. The company will also be providing opportunities for companies and organizations looking to do research in the upper atmosphere.
The capsule itself is intended to be a luxury experience, featuring WiFi capabilities and an open bar. Passengers have no need to worry about their drinks floating away as there won't be any of the experience of zero-gravity. The capsule itself is lifted by a large balloon, which takes about an hour and a half to reach full altitude. The six passengers will then spend about two hours experiencing the Earth from that altitude before making the 40 minute return glide back to the surface.
World View's engineers recently made headlines as part of a joint project with Paragon that sent
Right now, the company aims to begin flying in late 2016. Tickets for flights are currently $75,000, and potential travelers are already putting down deposits for tickets.
Check out the full sunrise video below:
