Space tourism with a gigantic balloon to lift people into the upper layers of our atmosphere.

Explorers will be taken 100,000 feet [30,480m] into the stratosphere where they see the curvature of the Earth and the thin blue line of our atmosphere against the darkness of space. Balloon flights will begin within the next years with companies like World View (ticket costs $50,000) or Space Perspective (approx. ticket costs $100,000). The flights are due to last from six to eight hours. It will be about a two-hour climb to the edge of space, after which the balloon will float at its maximum altitude so passengers can enjoy the views before descent. Passengers will not experience weightlessness at any point during the controlled flight.