Tag: Spaceport Tucson
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World View balloon goes boom after Spaceport Tucson test; no injuries reported
News Brief: A high-altitude balloon reportedly exploded at Spaceport Tucson in Arizona today after a test that was being conducted by World View Enterprises. No injuries were reported, but the loud boom shook up residents in the surrounding area. The Arizona Daily Star quoted World View spokesman Andrew Antonio as saying that the tethered balloon…
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World View launches ‘Stratollite’ balloon from Spaceport Tucson for the first time
A high-altitude balloon is inflated in preparation for World View’s launch from Spaceport Tucson in Arizona. (World View Photo) World View Enterprises today executed its first balloon liftoff from Spaceport Tucson, the Arizona facility that it expects will be the home base for satellite-like “Stratollite” missions to the stratosphere — and, eventually, tourist flights as…
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World View shows off its HQ and Stratollite platform for near-space balloon missions
The 100-foot-high red tower at World View’s headquarters plays a part in testing the parasail for the company’s hybrid balloon platform for stratospheric observations. (World View Photo) World View Enterprises declared its Tucson headquarters and its hybrid balloon technology to be ready for prime time today, in the wake of a pathfinder mission that captured…
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Judge voids Arizona county’s development deal for World View’s strato-balloon base
World View’s team prepares a high-altitude balloon to carry a solar observatory payload into the stratosphere. (Credit: Carmen Noriega / World View) A judge in Arizona has struck down Pima County’s $15 million development deal with World View Enterprises for a stratospheric balloon launch facility near Tucson. Thursday’s ruling by Pima County Superior Court Judge Catherine…
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Ride a balloon to space? $15M deal gives a lift to World View spaceport in Tucson
World View’s Voyager capsule would rise into the stratosphere at the end of a high-altitude balloon, with a parafoil used to aid in its descent. (World View Enterprises illustration) World View Enterprises’ plan to send tourists from Spaceport Tucson into the stratosphere in a balloon-borne capsule won a $15 million vote of support today from…