The duo's ambition is to perform in a pressurized capsule attached to a stratospheric balloon, at an altitude of 30 kilometres, according to various US media reports. This ambitious project should become reality in 2024 with the help of the space tourism company World View
Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart, aka The Chainsmokers, hope to become the first musicians to perform in the stratosphere.
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What was the stuff of science fiction just a few years ago is now becoming reality. Venturing into space is no longer reserved for professional astronauts, as the development of space tourism shows. The phenomenon is such that some musicians are now considering performing in the stratosphere.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon in front of hundreds of millions of television viewers. More than half a century later, The Chainsmokers intend to pursue the American astronaut's legacy by becoming the first musicians to perform in the stratosphere.