I remember several years ago the Concorde was offering "rides" out of HNL for $1,000. They were advertising a dark sky during the daytime, and that you could see the curvature of the Earth. Kind of wish I went.
Why spend 55,000 EU on the Stratosphere, when you can go to Mars for $200,000 ? So says Trump's new Economic Adviser: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-27/elon-musk-s-vision-for-mars-travel-focuses-on-reusable-rockets
This group is attempting to go even higher, sans engine. Home | Perlan Project and they have backing from Airbus
Yeah, BFD. Take a plane ride to 59,000 feet. I have fighter pilot buddies that did that on the QT 20 years ago, for free. Red Bull sent a man in a balloon to 120,000 feet. For comparison, USAF does not award an airman an Astronaut rating until he/she goes to 50 miles (264,000').
I thought they said 70,000' These guys must be astronauts. https://www.britannica.com/topic/SpaceShipOne
