Inspired by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the Mumbai-based Space Aura Aerospace Technology company has begun to build a space capsule that can carry six tourists besides the pilot into space at a time, Press Trust of India news reported.
The capsule will have all modern facilities, life-saving and information systems and will be propelled by a balloon filled with helium or hydrogen gas to 30 to 35 kilometers above sea level, where space tourists can witness the Earth’s curvature and the darkness of space for around 1 hour.
The space balloon will slowly be deflated, and a parachute will be unpacked to bring down the spaceship.
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