19 June 2018
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology is known as a prestigious developer of carrier rockets, but in the near future, it may acquire a new tag: China's first space tourism provider. Engineers at the academy in Beijing's southern outskirts are designing a new spacecraft to send anyone willing to pay US$200,000 to US$250,000 on a suborbital journey to get a magnificent view of the stars and experience weightlessness, according to the academy, part of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp and the country's largest rocket maker.
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