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Is there any reason in the future why a similar balloon as yesterdays spacejump couldn't have a larger balloon and thrusters to go to the moon?

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Spacefaze | 13:09 Mon 15th Oct 2012 | Science
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It would work out a lot cheaper and safer wouldn't it?

Will this pave a new way to travel to space ( Even though it's not particularly new )

What are the possibilities?
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OK the "balloon into space" idea as originally presented is a non-starter but the basic premise of a lighter-than-air first stage has already been tried - google "rockoon". Limited to date to sounding rockets, at least two teams are working on orbital and lunar objectives as we speak. Whether they're wise is another matter....!
13:26 Sun 21st Oct 2012
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The Space Elevator is the way of the future..... and always will be.
06:50 Mon 22nd Oct 2012

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