Want to Soar to the Stratosphere? Japan Joins the Balloon Tourism Race

A Japanese company has put out the call for passengers who’d be willing to pay more than $175,000 for an hours-long ride in a balloon-borne capsule that will rise as high as 15 miles (25 kilometers). Technically, that’s nowhere near the boundary of outer space, but it’s high enough to get an astronaut’s-eye view of …