World View is an organization that has been dealing and working with the science of stratospheric ballooning for over 7 years. It is involved in the exploration of the stratosphere by means of advanced research, discovery, and recently inaugurated human spaceflights. It has engineered and patented world-class take-off and landing systems and has devised complex methods for controlling trajectories in the stratosphere.
With a mission to inspire, create and explore new perspectives for a technologically advanced future, World View has been successful in gaining the trust of NASA and other government, scientific, and aerospace organizations with their expertise to introduce edge-of-space travel to the public and stratospheric remote sensing to governments and businesses. To date, World View has successfully launched over 100+ stratospheric flights, including 5 heavy, full mass test flights.
Space Tourism-
World View offers strategic 6 to 12-hour stratospheric journeys inclusive of takeoff and touchdown time to provide its passengers an ultimate experience in time, space, and comfort. It may reach up to a peak altitude of ~1,00,000 ft to give a view of the Earth’s curvature and the stars against the blackness of the space. It comes with a parafoil system which when deployed guides the capsule to the landing zone encouraging a safe and gentle touchdown.
Upon onboarding, the facilities that are available are the best of their means, namely, pressurized and climate-controlled cabin, plush and reclining seating capacity for 8 people, luxury dining and bar service, start view telescope, high-speed internet, an oversized window for viewing, earth view camera, individual viewing screens, and on-board lavatory. Global spaceport locations, the Grand Canyon (USA) and Great Barrier Reef (Australia) would be launched by 2024, Serengeti (Kenya) by 2025, and Aurora Borealis (Norway), Amazonia (Brazil), Giza Pyramids (Egypt), and Great Wall of China (Mongolia) by 2026.
The price of the spaceflight and in-flight food and beverage is $50,000 per seat, and flexible and attractive financing options will also be available soon. Seats can be secured with just a $500 deposit per seat.
Stratospheric remote sensing-
World View has been involved in capturing high-resolution imagery of Earth with the help of remote-controlled stratospheric balloons for a wide variety of scientific, government, and commercial enterprises. Proprietary flight technology and historical aerial data and analytics from sensors deployed to the stratosphere with great coverage and higher resolution.
It offers 250W of power and a payload capacity of 50kgs and combines the benefits of geostationary satellites, LEO satellites, and high altitude drones, offering the ideal mix of resolution, accuracy, and persistent viewing of key targets.
Flight technology and safety-
The zero-pressure balloon lifted by helium is designed to ensure a safe journey with gentle ascents and descents which is trusted by NASA. It is built to transport to 1,00,000+ feet which is above 99% of the earth’s atmosphere. It has a huge lifting power which may expand to a size that fits an entire football stadium inside. There is also an in-built parachute system for landing safety redundancy. With its design to ensure the utmost safety, there is no risk of deflating or free fall. The balloons are also recycled after each flight to reduce environmental impact.
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