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Chinese space tourism set for 2027 take-off with aerospace firm offering US$210,000 seats
Deep Blue Aerospace sells 2 tickets for a trip it says features at least 5 minutes of weightlessness in outer space.
The company put the tickets on sale at 6pm on Thursday and sold them within 20 minutes during a live stream event on e-commerce giant Taobao, according to Chinese media outlets. During the 2027 trip, the passengers will be taken on a suborbital flight, meaning the rocket will reach outer space but not enter orbit around the Earth, according to a statement the company posted to social media on Wednesday. Saying it “understands profoundly the complexity and risks” of rocket technology, the company outlined plans to conduct dozens of trials over the next two years to ensure the project’s safety and reliability before officially launching commercial space tourism in 2027.
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