Hokkaido startup aims for the stars with high-altitude balloon trips

A startup enterprise in Sapporo is striving to popularize high-altitude journey by sending folks into the stratosphere with a helium balloon, enabling them to view a surprising spectacle of the Earth from above.

In a manned check flight in late July, the balloon reached a record-high altitude of 6 kilometers, however it’s anticipated to achieve its remaining goal of reaching a top of 25 km by the top of this yr.

Iwaya, which began the undertaking, says that if the vessel can attain such an altitude, will probably be attainable within the close to future for purchasers to view the blueness of the Earth beneath and the darkness of area above on their journeys, albeit with a big price ticket connected for the common buyer.