Deep-pocketed foodies may soon have the chance to enjoy a gourmet meal in space- if they’re willing to pay $500,000 for a plate. Luxury space travel company SpaceVIP has teamed up with Danish chef Rasmus Munk to design a Michelin-star menu for a six-hour flight in the Earth’s stratosphere, set to debut next year. The spacecraft, which carries six guests, will make its maiden voyage next year, Bloomberg reports. Test flights are set to begin next month, the outlet reported, and demand is even higher than the stratosphere. ‘We’ve already had dozens of qualified participants express tremendous interest in this experience and, with only six seats available, we foresee us securing all passengers in the next few weeks,’ SpaceVIP founder Roman Chiporukha told Bloomberg . Meanwhile Munk, a Michelin-star chef who owns two restaurants in Copenhagen, is seeking to create a culinary experience which complements the journey itself, with a menu consisting of ‘aerogel-inspired food and encapsulated aromas’, the outlet reports. According to SpaceVIP, diners will embark on their journey on a
spacecraft known as ‘Spaceship Neptune’- a pressurised capsule propelled by a hydrogen-filled balloon (instead of rockets) that was designed by Florida-based startup Space Perspective. After ascending over 100,000ft above sea level, explorers will dine as they watch the sunrise over the Earth’s curvature, SpaceVIP claimed in a post on
Instagram. Each passenger will be outfitted in made-to-measure outifts by French
fashion house Ogier, the company claims, with proceeds from the expedition benefiting The Space Prize, which promotes
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