U.K.-based group Infinite Void is seeking £5,000 — about US $8,500 — for a virtual ride to outer space.
The idea is to send a weather balloon with 12 GoPro cameras up to the edge of space — 30 kilometers, or nearly 20 miles, straight up. The recorded video would then be turned into a virtual reality experience that can be viewed with the Oculus Rift.
The project leader is Aaron Knoll, who researches plasma propulsion for spacecraft at the Surrey Space Center.
![The team did a test of the hardware in May that sent a stuffed toy 28 kilometers up.](https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/space-test-flight-521x300.jpg)
The project is currently one-fifth of the way to its goal, with 25 days still left in its Kickstarter campaign.
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