Zephalto, a French travel company specializing in low-carbon balloon travel, is set to launch luxury trips into the stratosphere next year. If you're the kind of person who's been there and done that, ...

Forget rocket ships. Balloons are the next frontier in space tourism—if Zephalto has anything to say about it, that is. The French outfit has just announced it will start sending travelers to the ...

It turns out you don’t need a rocket to explore the edge of space. French startup Zephalto has just announced plans to send eager tourists to the stratosphere in a space balloon by 2025. Starting at ...

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Commercial space flight is becoming more and more common, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting paid customers into space over the last several years.

Space tourism has never looked this fancy. France-based startup Zephalto has partnered with Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, in a plan to begin offering elegant high ...

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Space tourism is still in its infancy, but that hasn't stopped a mountain of companies from gearing up for a future of civilians among the stars. Some are promising extended stays, but others just ...

Zephalto is offering an out-of-this-world experience for travelers who enjoy good food, wine, and space. Gorodenkoff Shutterstock If the typical luxury steakhouse dinner begins to bore you, this ...

Zephalto’s spacecraft was built by Airbus engineers in partnership with CNES and the European Space Agency. Courtesy Zephalto Air travel is best experienced in first class, in a private pod with ...