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$125,000 balloon trips to space closer after successful test flight

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Spaceship Neptune is a pressurized capsule lofted by a giant SpaceBalloon from Space Perspective's 294-foot MS Voyager , a floating platform, and descending by parachute.

It's twice the size of the vehicles used by Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic , at 16 feet ( 4.9 meters ) in diameter.

Space Perspective aims to begin crewed flights next year and start commercial flights in 2026 .

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formal

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English

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