BLOON, A VERSATILE PLATFORM FOR NEAR SPACE HUMAN RESEARCH AND LEISURE

摘要

Zero 2 Infinity ("Z2I"), a private company based in Spain, with subsidiaries in the USA and Germany, believes that the experience of Space should be made more accessible both to researchers and to the general public. Moreover, expanding the reach of the Overview Effect will be beneficial for humanity. As a first step in Z2I's contribution to expand our collective planetary awareness, Z2I is opening up access to Near Space, the safest range of altitudes at which the Overview Effect can be experienced. This is one of the logical early steps in the development of Space Tourism, a latent and untapped market, with potentially huge, and profitable opportunities. Bloon, Zero 2 Infinity's first crewed vehicle, is progressing with full size taxi tests. The interior has been redesigned in collaboration with ELISAVA. Before commercial flights open to the public, Z2I envisages a series of early flight opportunities for science and research.