faq

Each of the spaces includes a modular sofa that can be used for sitting or lying down, as well as a table. The lighting is also adjustable to customize your space as you desire. The capsule is equipped with toilets. You can explore the interior and the facilities on the dedicated page: https://www.zephalto.com/celeste

For the first year, you'll be departing from our spaceport in France. In the future, other spaceports will open their doors to allow boarding all over the world.

The journey lasts 6 hours in total, with a 1.5-hour ascent, 3 hours at the summit when stationed at an altitude of 25km and then a gentle 1.5-hour descent. The experience will take place over several days, with you arriving the day before and leaving the day after the flight. As the experience can be personalised, the total duration may vary according to travellers' requests.

You can book several tickets first and travel together. It is also possible to privatize the capsule, for personal or professional use: bring your family on board and share the Zephalto experience together or create a customized business experience for your company's employees. It is also possible to organise various events during the trip, such as a wedding, a business meeting, a birthday and many morer. All events can be personalised with our teams. Please contact our team at contact@zephalto.com to make your reservation.

More than a regular catering, you will be able to taste delicious meals cooked by famous French chefs.

Safety is our top one priority. Infrastructure and technologies have been tested many times: many flights with pilots and crew have already been carried out. We also surround ourselves with the best : our teams include world experts in aeronautics, space and safety. Our partners are Airbus, Dassault, CNES, ESA etc.. The technology used is the one of our historical partner, CNES, which has been sending balloons into the stratosphere for over 60 years. All aviation safety standards are applied: the balloon will have the same EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) certifications as a commercial airliner. We registerred more than 200 operational procedures registered at the INPI and more than 11 key safety patents.

When Zephalto stratospheric balloon reaches its peak altitude - 25 km above the earth - you will be able to observe Earth as never before. You will be immersed in the darkness of space, the endless abyss of the universe surrounds the capsule. These conditions allow an unparalleled observation of the curvature of the earth, a panorama of 1 400 km. We will accompany you to live the "overview effect", which astronauts refer to as an experience that transforms you, a cognitive shock, an unequalled emotion (seeing the earth from space induces a change of conception, your vision of the world will then change).

A pre-reservation costs €10 000 (and corresponds to a reservation for one person). The pre-reservation allows you to reserve a seat and to have priority when the ticket reservation is opened. The first year, only 360 travelers will be able to live the Zephalto experience. Seats are therefore limited and must be reserved in advance. The total price of a flight is €120 000 per person (the price of the pre-reservation is deducted), which includes the flight and the associated exceptional services, such as reception and preparation. The flight can be customized and experiences can be added.

The flight conditions are very similar to those of an airplane, the temperature is therefore temperate and you will not be weightless.

The capsule has a total capacity of 8 people: 6 passengers and 2 pilots will be present on each flight.

Basic experiences of the flight (onboarding, briefing, dinner, aperitif...) are included in your €120 000 reservation. The trip is then of course entirely customizable to the traveler's wishes. You will have a privileged relationship with an "experience designer" who will help him to design his dreams journey. The additional activities and experiences that you wishe to bring may generate additional costs.

Traveling in Celeste does not require any special training or condition. If you can fly, you can board the pressurized capsule and board it. The trips are accessible to people of all ages and no particular physical condition. Also, no training is required, apart from the preparation provided 2 days beforehand by Zephalto.