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A Spanish start up wants to take tourists to the edge of space in balloons

Oct 17 2020 Share

A Spanish startup wants to challenge Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic by taking tourists to the edge of space in balloons

Spanish startup EOS-X Space wants to take 10,000 people to the edge of space within the next 10 years.

The journeys will be in pressurized capsules, propelled by a balloon that will rise to an altitude of up to 40 kilometers, or nearly 25 miles. Space tourists won’t need any suits or physical preparation for the trip.

he price for a ticket is between $150,000 (€127,905) and $200,000 (€170,540) per person, with the first commercial flight set to take place in 2023.

Source:https://www.businessinsider.com/helium-space-aerospace-virgin-galactic-blue-origin-spacex-space-tourism-2020-10

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Morgan Freeman reveals the reason why he featured on 21 Savage’s album

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A quick look at the track list to 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s album ‘Savage Mode II’ will reveal a number of obvious features like Drake and Young Thug.

However, a name which no one saw coming was Morgan Freeman, who appeared on a number of monologues and interludes on the album. The iconic films star stated that he took the job to deflect from his typical ‘nice guy’ role and explore new avenues in his career.

He went on to state that every offer outside of one’s comfort zone is very fun to do and he quickly took the gig.

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PM Robert Abela changes his Facebook profile picture in an effort to encourage people to wear face masks

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Prime Minister Robert Abela has changed his Facebook profile picture in an effort to encourage people to wear face masks as a precaution.

This move by the Prime Minister came right after a special press conference in which the government announced new covid-19 measures, including the use of face masks at all times in public spaces.

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Record number of cases in a day expected to be broken again for the 4th consecutive day

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Another 3 digit number is expected to be announced later on today, as it is expected that the record of cases in a day will be broken once again for the 4th consecutive day.

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