HALO Space is a space tourism company that aims to provide zero-emission commercial flights to the near space stratosphere, up to 40 km altitude, using helium-powered balloons. Their spacecraft, designed in partnership with Frank Stephenson Design, features a pressurized capsule called Aurora with a capacity for 8 passengers and a pilot, offering panoramic views of Earth. HALO Space is collaborating with companies like GMV, Aciturri, and CT Ingenieros, and is working with regulatory agencies to establish spaceports in multiple countries. The company anticipates commencing commercial flights by 2026, with ticket prices starting at $164,000.
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Halo Space plans to begin commercial operations in 2025 and intends to charge customers 150,000 EUR per ticket.
In 2021, Carlos Mira, then president of Arthur D. Little Spain, established Halo Space as a balloon space tourism company.