A loo with a view! Space Perspective gives a sneak peek at the toilet on board its balloon that will take tourists to the edge of space next year (for a hefty price!)

As toilets go, there aren’t many that can compete with this one.

This is because this bathroom offers an amazing view – allowing users to savor the amazing view of the Earth’s curvature from the comfort of a space balloon.

Such is the luxury of the toilet – it features plants, plush seating and Wi-Fi for taking a “high-altitude bathroom selfie” – that the company behind it has called it “the world’s first space spa”.

In submitting the design, Florida-based Space Perspective wrote on

“(This) is the final refuge for our explorers during their transformative journey to the edge of space.”

OUT OF THIS WORLD BATHROOM BREAK: As toilets go, there’s not much that can compete with this one. This is because this bathroom offers an amazing view – allowing users to savor the amazing view of the Earth’s curvature from the comfort of a space balloon.

Such is the luxury of the toilet – it features plants, plush seating and Wi-Fi for taking a “high-altitude bathroom selfie” – that the company behind it has dubbed it “the world’s first space spa”.

Space Perspective hopes to make its first trip to the edge of space at the end of 2024.

The company has designed a sleek-looking capsule known as Spaceship Neptune that will offer panoramic views from more than 100,000 feet (32 km) and extras including a menu of cocktails, a music playlist and reclining seating.

Up to eight passengers at a time will have the opportunity to enjoy a six-hour round trip at a price of $125,000 (£100,000) per ticket, equivalent to £277 per minute.

It will include two hours for absorption The Earth’s curvature, “the total blackness of space, and the thin blue line of our atmosphere,” Space Perspective said.

This can be seen through the “largest windows ever launched into space”, while the capsule will have high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity so passengers can “bring family and friends back to Earth during the flight”.

But what separates Space Perspective from some of its competitors is the fact that the company routinely boasts the “unbeatable view” of its toilet.

In its latest promotion, the company said the bathroom will feature “soft, soothing colors, live plants, stunning window views, upscale products, and unique soundscapes.”

“Plush sitting on the toilet lid means you can stay comfortably for a while and enjoy a moment of solitude,” she added.

“And because there is Wi-Fi, you can also take a selfie in the bathroom at high altitudes.”

Fictional: When submitting the design, Florida-based Space Perspective wrote on

The plan: Space Perspective hopes to make its first flight to the edge of space at the end of 2024

Futuristic: The company has designed a sleek-looking capsule known as Spaceship Neptune (pictured in an artist’s impression) that will offer panoramic views from over 100,000 feet and extras that include a menu of cocktails, a music playlist and reclining seating.

Unlike Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, which suffer from the flight turbulence one would expect from a rocket and a spaceplane, Space Perspective promises a somewhat quieter journey into the planet’s stratosphere.

It will take passengers to an altitude of 20 miles but will not be able to experience the weightlessness provided by Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.

By comparison, the first takes its passengers to an altitude of 65 miles and the second 50 miles.

Space Perspective’s spherical capsule will be attached to a balloon launched from cargo ships to be converted into “floating spaceports” off the coast of Florida.

It is currently under construction near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, with the goal of launching the first model into space by the end of next year.

Space tourism companies compete to offer views of Earth from above

With missions to the International Space Station (ISS) now the norm and Elon Musk talking about going to Mars, it’s often hard to imagine that just 65 years ago no human had ever traveled to space.

We’ve walked the Earth for 300,000 years, but it wasn’t until 1961 that Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to escape the confines of our planet.

Ticket to Space: If money was no object, what could you get out of the different space tourism options on offer? From Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane and Jeff Bezos’ rocket, to stratospheric balloon projects and trips to the International Space Station, MailOnline takes a look above

Now, five decades later, space tourism companies are springing up everywhere, with the promise of taking ordinary people on adventures to the stars.

Yes, the vast majority of tickets have exorbitant ticket prices that make getting a seat available only to the wealthy, but as the industry develops, there is hope that these prices will gradually come down.

Who will win the race to offer regular commercial flights? And if money is no object, what can you get from the different options on offer?

From Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceplane and Jeff Bezos’ rocket, to stratospheric balloon projects, trips to the International Space Station and orbital hotels, MailOnline takes a look here.