Saudi Arabia is seeing innovation taking place at lightning-fast speed. And now, soon the people here might get to be part of near-space tourism as well! This is because the kingdom will be the next launch site for near space tourism company, Halo Space. Yes, the test flight takes off in June this year.
Saudi Arabia To Be Next Launch Site For Halo Space
Halo Space is ready for the test flight of its second real-size prototype capsule 32 km above the earth’s surface. And, the sixth test flight will be happening from the kingdom in June. With headquarters in Madrid, this company specialises in stratospheric commercial flights. However, the permission for this has been given on conditional approval from the Communications, Space and Technology Commission, which is the Saudi Arabian authority responsible for space regulation.
This Will Be The 6th Test Flight
According to a report by the Arabian Business, it was…