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, ...

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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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Zephalto, a French company founded by former air traffic controller Vincent Farret d’Astiès, aims to make it possible to enjoy a Michelin-star-level meal on the “edge of space” by next year. To ...