Chinese Startup to Launch Space Tourism Flights in 2027
Deep Blue Aerospace, a Chinese startup, will start selling tickets for suborbital space tourism flights in 2027, costing 1.5 million yuan. These flights will take passengers to outer space but not into orbit. Reusable rockets are crucial to making such flights commercially viable, and other Chinese companies are joining the space tourism market aiming for launches by 2028.
Chinese startup Deep Blue Aerospace announced its plans to sell the first two tickets for suborbital space tourism flights scheduled for 2027.
Each ticket will cost 1.5 million yuan, approximately $211,000, and will be available for purchase starting at 6 p.m. (1000 GMT).
The company aims to expand the availability of tickets in the following month.
Suborbital flights will take passengers to the edge of outer space without entering orbit.
Deep Blue Aerospace emphasized the importance of reusable rockets in reducing launch costs to make space tourism commercially viable.
The company plans to recover a rocket from orbit by early 2025.
Other Chinese players, including state-backed CAS Space, have also announced their interest in joining the space tourism market, with projected launches by 2028.
Each ticket will cost 1.5 million yuan, approximately $211,000, and will be available for purchase starting at 6 p.m. (1000 GMT).
The company aims to expand the availability of tickets in the following month.
Suborbital flights will take passengers to the edge of outer space without entering orbit.
Deep Blue Aerospace emphasized the importance of reusable rockets in reducing launch costs to make space tourism commercially viable.
The company plans to recover a rocket from orbit by early 2025.
Other Chinese players, including state-backed CAS Space, have also announced their interest in joining the space tourism market, with projected launches by 2028.
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