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In an instant sell-out during a livestream event, two suborbital space travel tickets for a 2027 launch were purchased on China's Taobao platform, announced Deep Blue Aerospace, a private aerospace startup.
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The travelers will board a reusable carrier rocket, Nebula-1, reaching altitudes of 100 to 150 kilometers, crossing the Kármán line and experiencing around 5 minutes of weightlessness during the 12-minute flight. Each ticket is priced at 1.5 million yuan, significantly less than Virgin Galactic's half-a-million-dollar flights.
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Buyers, who remain anonymous, have paid a 50,000-yuan deposit and must undergo a physical evaluation. Eligibility extends to healthy individuals aged 18 to 60. The tickets are refundable within seven days. Deep Blue Aerospace emphasizes the safe return of passengers using a parachute system and promises a once-in-a-lifetime immersive space journey.
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The presale, set three years in advance, reflects the company's commitment to rocket technology development and safety standards. The event sparked mixed reactions on social media, with excitement from some and safety concerns from others. Deep Blue Aerospace, established in 2016, is dedicated to reusable rocket R&D and aims to reduce space tourism costs with maturing technology.
The company conducted a high-altitude vertical recovery flight test last month, a first for China, and plans another attempt in November 2024, with orbital flight and recovery expected in 2025. As space tourism increasingly becomes a reality, with companies like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin already launching commercial flights, China's commercial aerospace firms, including Deep Blue Aerospace, are at the forefront of this new frontier.
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