World View Assembles Space Flight Safety Experts from NASA, Virgin Galactic, and Blue Origin to Establish Safety Program and Technical Oversight Committee
The new team builds on World View’s existing safety protocols as the company readies for human flights in 2024 Space tourism company World View has hired three new industry experts to establish and lead a new safety program that includes the company’s testing and safety protocols ahead of human space flights starting in 2024. The […]
World View and Rainforest Partnership Team Up to Protect One of the World’s Greatest Wonders
World View continues its commitment to Earth advocacy pledging support to Rainforest Partnership’s forest conservation efforts in Peru and Ecuador In support of World Rainforest Day, June 22, World View, the industry leading stratospheric ballooning and space tourism company, announces a new alliance with Rainforest Partnership, an impact-driven international nonprofit that uses the power of community-centered […]
Soaring to New Heights with World View
The Space Tourism industry is ballooning! The secret is out, balloons really can take us to new heights, but it’s a far cry from what you may have originally envisioned. As the original company to utilize a balloon, World View has pioneered exploration of the stratosphere through advanced research, discovery, and now human spaceflight. The […]
World View Partners With Space Environment Technologies to Collect Scientific Data on Earth’s Stratosphere
The partnership will enable World View to outfit its space capsules with advanced technologies to collect radiation and atmospheric data on test and commercial flights starting in 2023 World View has announced a partnership with Space Environment Technologies (SET) to include a suite of technologies aboard World View space capsules that will measure space radiation […]
Space Tourism Company World View Reaches 1,000 Reservations for Flights to the Edge of Space
Most Reservations Sold in Commercial Space Tourism Category Just Six Months After Opening; Sells Out First Year of Flights from Spaceport Grand Canyon World View has accomplished a new milestone: reaching one thousand reservations for its space tourism program taking participants to the edge of space in a zero-pressure stratospheric balloon and pressurized space capsule. […]
Adrian Grenier Named Chief Earth Advocate for World View
Actor, Environmentalist, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador to help World View inspire a renewed appreciation for Earth through space tourism Adrian Grenier, World View Chief Earth Advocate (Photo credit: Courtesy of World View) –World View today announced environmentalist, actor, and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador Adrian Grenier has been named its Chief Earth Advocate. In this […]
World View introduces Space Capsule Prototype to carry passengers to the Edge of Space
Company presents a full-scale model of the innovative spacecraft, providing spaceflight participants with a taste of the World View space travel experience World View today announced the debut of its spaceflight capsule prototype. The announcement marks another exciting milestone for the company, following recent news of its entry into the space tourism sector and the […]
World View Names Obie Jones as Chief Operating Officer
World View, a stratospheric ballooning company, announced the appointment of Obie Jones as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Another company is offering edge-of-space balloon trips, but at just $50,000
Stratospheric ballooning company World View has just opened up reservations to get in line for epic five-day balloon voyages that promise to take travelers 100,000 feet above some of the most magnificent landmarks on the planet.
Company plans to take passengers to edge of space in a balloon
In the latest twist in the space tourism race, a company is planning to take paying passengers to the edge of space using a massive balloon instead of a rocket. NBC’s Tom Costello got an exclusive tour at the Worldview Space Port in Tucson, Arizona.
