ZephaltoVincent Farret d'Astiès, founder of Zephalto, and French architect Joseph Dirand have combined their visions of travel to imagine the capsule designed to carry six guests to the stars. Discover more about Céleste: zephalto.com/celeste
The low-carbon journey to space in a stratospheric balloon. Zephalto redefines space travel standards through a committed and luxury experience. #DareTheDream
Credits: Céleste capsule design: Joseph Dirand Architecture Video: Hocus Pocus Studio Artistic Direction Advice: François Peyranne Music: Oleksandr Savochka
Come aboard Céleste and reach for the stars | ZephaltoZephalto2023-06-14 | Vincent Farret d'Astiès, founder of Zephalto, and French architect Joseph Dirand have combined their visions of travel to imagine the capsule designed to carry six guests to the stars. Discover more about Céleste: zephalto.com/celeste
The low-carbon journey to space in a stratospheric balloon. Zephalto redefines space travel standards through a committed and luxury experience. #DareTheDream
Credits: Céleste capsule design: Joseph Dirand Architecture Video: Hocus Pocus Studio Artistic Direction Advice: François Peyranne Music: Oleksandr SavochkaZephalto manned flight aboard LucyZephalto2024-10-23 | We're one step closer to stratospheric travel!
On october 11th, 2024, Zephalto achieved a historic performance with our latest flight ascending to 6000 meters in a pressurized capsule lifted by a reusable hydrogen balloon.
Our skilled pilots, including our founder Vincent Farret d'Astiès, reached an altitude of 6000 meters before gliding through the sky for 5 hours. Departing from the airfield in Albi, this flight is not only a historic one but also serves as a strategic proof of concept, a demonstrator aimed at validating Zephalto's technology and its capability for flights.
Finally, reaching this altitude helped us contribute to scientific research by conducting experiments on greenhouse gases, a long-term goal for our company.
We’d like to extend our thanks to the partners that made this flight possible : La Région Occitanie, la Mairie d'Albi, GROUPE MAGELLIM, CNES, M CAPITAL, Expansion, Airbus Développement, BpifranceHistory in the making with Zephalto’s pioneering Capsule : Lucy #research #science #spacetravelZephalto2024-07-12 | ...Zephaltos pioneering Capsule: LucyZephalto2024-07-12 | History in the making with Zephalto's pioneering Capsule: Lucy
Get an exclusive look at the meticulous preparations for Zephalto's stratospheric flights, made possible by our capsule “Lucy”. Designed for unprecedented stratospheric journeys, co-piloted and lifted by a reusable hydrogen balloon, Lucy represents a major step forward in high-altitude travel.
What Makes Lucy Special:
🔹 Precision Engineering: Advanced altitude control systems for smooth and accurate navigation. 🔹 Enhanced Safety: Most advanced oxygen support in oxygen support, pressure maintenance, and communication systems to ensure EASA's stringent standards. 🔹 Innovative Research: Collaboration with CREST and GSMA for groundbreaking atmospheric studies.
Safety is our top priority. Numerous test flights with Lucy ensure the highest levels of safety and security for our commercial and scientific missions. Lucy's ongoing missions continually validate and enhance our technology, underscoring our commitment to safe and sustainable stratospheric travel.
Lucy is a testament to years of planning, design, and development. Join us as we redefine the future of high-altitude exploration.