'SpaceBalloon' ascent system carried Excelsior to an altitude of approximately 100,000 feet before its slow descent to a safe ocean splashdown and recovery. If all continues smoothly through Excelsior's remaining tests, Space Perspective founder and CEO Jane Poynter says the first crewed test flights will begin in 2025, with her and her husband, Space Perspective co-founder and CTO Taber MacCallum aboard," Ms. Poynter told the publication.
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