KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 12, 2022 (Space Perspective PR) — Space travel has never been more comfortable nor kind to the environment.  Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company set on advancing a better appreciation of planet Earth and the interconnectedness of the human race, today reveals Spaceship Neptune’s customizable Space Lounge™ interior.  The only carbon neutral, zero-emission way to space, Spaceship Neptune places safety, the thrilling views and interaction between Space Explorers front and center in its pioneering design, with sustainable materials embraced throughout – including a bar handcrafted using proprietary materials recycled from the unique SpaceBalloon™ connected to the capsule.  The patented 360-degree panoramic windows (0.56 meters wide x 1.54 meters high) will be the largest-ever flown to space.  Even the restroom will have a view!

Announces Partnership with Cool Effect to Offset Carbon Emissions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today began accepting cryptocurrencies – including Bitcoin, Ethereum and many others – as payment to reserve a flight on Spaceship Neptune. During the booking process on www.spaceperspective.com/bookyourspaceflight, customers can now select crypto as a payment option and will be directed to Coinbase.com to safely and securely complete their transaction – a first in the commercial space flight industry.

• Largest Venture Funding Round in History for a Human SpaceBalloon™ Company
• Additional Funding from LightShed Ventures, Explorer 1 Fund and Others Propels Launch of Commercial SpaceBalloon™ Flights to the Edge of Space by Late 2024

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective, the Earth’s leading luxury spaceflight experience company, today announced a $40 million Series A financing round led by deep-technology VC firm Prime Movers Lab with additional participation from existing and new investors. The new injection of capital marks the first time a human SpaceBalloon company has raised this level of investment. To date, Space Perspective has raised a total of $48 million in funding, advancing the company to the phase of fulfilling commercial SpaceBalloon flights from late 2024 and beyond. 

Neptune One becomes first space launch operator to fly from Space Coast Spaceport  

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Space Perspective today announced that its NeptuneOne spaceship test vehicle successfully launched from the Space Coast Spaceport, located adjacent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The vehicle flew to its target altitude and traversed the Florida peninsula before splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico and being recovered. The historic 6 hour and 39 minute flight marks the first major step towards flying customers to space for an unrivaled experience and perspective of our world from space.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (Space Perspective PR) – Space Perspective today announced its plans to fly passengers and research payloads to the edge of space with its Spaceship Neptune, a high-performance balloon and pressurized capsule.

The human space flight company plans to launch from the iconic Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, with the first un-crewed test flight scheduled in early 2021 that will include a suite of research payloads.

Ryan Hartman

TUCSON (World View PR) — World View is pleased to announce that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Ryan Hartman as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Jane Poynter, World View’s co-founder, has stepped down from her role as Chief Executive Officer and will remain a Strategic Advisor and member of the Board of Directors.

“It has been a tremendous honor and adventure to serve as the CEO of World View since founding the company. I’m incredibly proud of what our team has accomplished together in just a few short years,” said Poynter. “We’ve made amazing progress and have built a strong foundation for the company to thrive under Mr. Hartman’s leadership. I couldn’t be happier with his appointment and the Board and I are confident that, as a seasoned leader with unrivaled aerial systems expertise, he is the right person to build on our momentum and carry the vision forward.”

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Video Caption: Jane Poynter is CEO of World View Enterprises, a flight technology company which transports things to the stratosphere and back using high altitude balloons. One day soon, she’d like to send us all up there too.

Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum are both veterans of Biosphere 2. (Credit: World View)

TUCSON (PISCES PR) — Jane Poynter is no stranger to big ideas. World View, the Tucson-based stratospheric flight and technology company, is just the latest game-changing venture for Poynter, the biospherian turned entrepreneur/CEO and humanitarian.

Most wouldn’t describe Ms. Poynter’s journey in life as ordinary. Quickly after primary school, Poynter developed an early and insatiable appetite for audacious projects. This gravitational force led her on an international trek of self-exploration and education that concluded with her earning a spot on the eight-person roster of Biosphere 2, a project widely regarded as the first large-scale, terrestrial space colonization experiment.

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The Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference is being held in Colorado through Wednesday. I wasn’t able to attend this year, but the following folks are there tweeting away: Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust Rand Simberg‏ @Rand_Simberg Colorado Space News‏ @CO_Space_News Below is an update on the progress of World View based on their tweets. Jane Poynter CEO World View 2017 has been a seminal year for World View in which the company […]