Indian firm eyes sending tourists near space in capsule by 2025
An Indian firm is planning to ferry tourists near space in a spaceship attached to a unique high-altitude balloon system by 2025.
Inspired by Elon Musk's SpaceX, the Mumbai-based Space Aura Aerospace Technology Pvt Ltd company has begun to build a space capsule measuring 10 feet x 8 feet, which can carry six tourists besides the pilot into space at a time.
However, the space capsule will remain within 35 km radius above the earth.
The company presented a prototype of the space capsule named SKAP 1 at a science exhibition 'Akash Tatva' here, which got great response from scientists and common people alike.
The firm has set itself a target of 2025 for beginning its flight into space, Space Aura founder and CEO Akash Porwal told PTI.
Two places have been identified in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, from where the flight into space can be launched, and a decision in this regard will be taken soon, he said.
The company is busy trying to achieve its target with the help of scientists fr