More than 300 wealthy Chinese people have purchased tickets for a five minute trip into space from Taobao. The 100,000 USD tickets were snapped up right after they went on sale on July 12.
The lucky tourists will travel in a two man craft that will remain in space for a few minutes, allowing the visitors to experience weightlessness and to take in the spectacular view.
The tickets were purchased from a Dutch company named Space Expedition Corp, but the date for the trip hasn’t been set yet.
Participants must undergo a training regime, rigorous health checks and weightlessness training before their trip. Space tourists are also required to weigh less than 125 kilograms.
Source: ibnlive.in.com
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five minutes? how could a ride to the space last only five minutes?
Jun 17, 2014 14:51 Report Abuse
Depends on what definition you use. To lift one kg to the ISS is much more expensive, per kg. It seems the Dutch are planning to just give the customers a taste of what space would be like, rather than a full experience. Minimal training, generic rather than custom suits, no tubes up the wazoo... Just enough to watch some M&Ms float around the capsule w/o upchucking.
Jun 21, 2014 20:56 Report Abuse
Most Chinese I come in contact with are permanently living in space...
Jun 17, 2014 13:00 Report Abuse
30 million dollar from China (to the Netherlands) with love. On the receiving side, that is.
Jun 16, 2014 22:35 Report Abuse
no - both owners are non-resident in holland and pay only swiss duties, which in this case are none
Jun 17, 2014 07:46 Report Abuse
Too bad... but it will benefit the European economy somehow, I guess.
Jun 17, 2014 19:32 Report Abuse
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