I would suggest that if this doesn't qualify as a space topic, neither does a rover on Mars. Perhaps the cruise phase of the vehicle that delivered the payload but the rover is within a planetary atmosphere.
A rover on Mars is off planet and is in "space".
October 24, 2015: Milestone 10% Scale Test FlightPublished on Oct 26, 2015World View, the commercial spaceflight company, has successfully completed a major milestone test flight, keeping the company on track to meet its 2017 goal for manned private flights to the edge of space. This test flight carried a scaled down, replica spacecraft to a final altitude of 100,475 feet (30624 meters), successfully marking the transition from sub-scale testing to a historical next stage of development – full scale testing.World View is a space experience launching in 2017 that presents a drastically different approach to the adrenaline-laced rocket ride we think of today. World View will have its Voyagers, planet earth's new class of discerning explorers, gliding peacefully along the edge of space for a two-hour sailing-like experience within a luxury capsule transported via high-altitude balloon. WEBSITE:http://www.worldviewexperience.com
One of the @WorldViewSpace 'Stratolites' which take scientific equipment to 100,000ft. Behind, a prototype full size passenger module.
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It's an ego/adventure thing. People gotta spend their money some way, for 75k you could have a 1 in 4 chance of dying while climbing Everest, or you could do this and put some money into the aerospace industry.It's not Space, but it's Aerospace. I've got no problem with it being on the forum.
It's on BBC News24 now. Missed the start myself.
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Balloon explodes at Spaceport Tucson, no injuries reported[…]"There were no injuries and only superficial facility damage at the site."
Fine, it's not "real spaceflight", just like sending people to live in some isolated enclosure in Antarctica or on the upper slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii isn't a "real Mars mission".
QuoteBalloon explodes at Spaceport Tucson, no injuries reported[…]"There were no injuries and only superficial facility damage at the site."http://tucson.com/news/local/balloon-explodes-at-spaceport-tucson-no-injuries-reported/article_6a3b5558-e4fc-11e7-b0d3-97f88bb96b88.amp.html