Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

For $75,000, You Can Take A Balloon Ride To The Edge Of Space

Caroline MossOct 23, 2013, 18:22 IST

If you were inspired by recent blockbuster "Gravity", now is your chance to get in on the action.

For $75,000, a company called World View Enterprises will send you 19 miles up into Earth's atmosphere using a high-altitude balloon.

The ride won't earn passengers their NASA credentials - outer space is generally considered to begin at an altitude of 62 miles - but the company boasts the ride will afford balloon riders spectacular views of "the blackness of space and the curvature of our planet."

This is a video animation of the ride: