DINNER IN SPAAAAAAAAACCCCEEE

A French company called Zephalto has announced plans to offer a dinner experience in “space.” The diners will sit in a large capsule, 215 square feet, and be lifted to the stratosphere by a large helium or hydrogen balloon (* Here’s a tip: Go with helium. Remember the Hindenberg. You’re welcome.) The space balloon will travel 82,000 feet high, into the darkness of space, where you can see the curvature of the Earth. There will still be gravity. The capsule is designed to hold up to six passengers at a time and two pilots. The catch is it costs about $130,000 a ticket – which includes the flight, two gourmet meals, drinks, winetasting, and photography. The company is planning to begin service in 2025.
* It’s expensive because your maitre’d is Buzz Aldrin.
* What if you want to step outside for a cigarette?
* What if someone gets bad clams and barfs?
* What if someone has gas?
* What if you go up in France but come down in Bosnia?
* $130,000 for a dinner up in a balloon capsule. Are they high?
* I need the answer to a possible deal-breaker. Is there a parachute?
* Isn’t Zephalto one of the bad guys in the Mario Bros. movie?