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September 30, 2014

Chinese Company to Create High-Altitude Space Balloon: Reports
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 30, 2014
A private company in Beijing is planning to build a high-altitude balloon to take people 40 kilometers (25 miles) above the earth to the brink of the planet's atmosphere, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. According to the Chinese company heading the project, Spacevision, plans are still in the "design phase" and outline the method that would transport passengers via a pressurized capsule to extreme heights and views, in addition to a brief moment of reduced gravity. The balloon w ... read more

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