Redtag.ca wants to take Canadian travellers to space

As redtag.ca celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2024, the company has opened the chance to journey to the edge of space.

This experience is made possible by redtag.ca's latest venture, a partnership with Exotik Journeys and Space Perspective.  

As reported in 2022 when this partnership was first announced, the company's mission is to make space travel accessible to more people than ever with an innovative spaceflight experience.

"For those of us with a passion for travel, our bucket lists tend to overflow," said Nathalie Tanious, president & CEO of H.I.S. Canada Travel Inc., the parent company of redtag.ca, in a press release. "While a journey like this may not be an immediate plan, it embodies the essence of a 'one day' dream, fuelling our imagination with visions of exploring every corner of this wondrous planet, and beyond."

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Explorers aboard Space Perspective's Spaceship Neptune—which features a pressurized capsule propelled slowly by a SpaceBalloon—will be treated to the views that have transfixed astronauts since the dawn of the Space Age. 

Ascending up to 100,000 feet, looking down at planet Earth and the thin, bright blue line of our atmosphere.

They will be able to see about 450 miles in all directions through the largest windows ever flown to space while enjoying the following experiences and amenities:

• Unique and amazing experience of six hours from launch to landing.
• Astonishing 360-degree visibility through the largest panoramic windows ever flown to space.
• Reclining, plush seats, for eight Space Explorers and a Captain. These may be reconfigured to accommodate a special event, like a dinner for two or a wedding.
• Dark and tactile materials throughout the interior to reduce glare and reflection.
• Refreshments bar and cabinet for belongings.
• Wi-Fi connection, with communications devices to enable live streaming.
• Splashdown cone at base allows for smooth landing on the water.
• Fully-equipped Space Spa – a one-of-a-kind restroom providing a spa-like sanctuary.

Spaceship Neptune will ascend for two hours, float at its apogee of 100,000 ft (30 km) for two hours and descend gently over two more hours before splashdown in the ocean where Marine Spaceport Voyager awaits retrieval.

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