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China's InterstellOr names first space passengers for 2028 Kármán line mission

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InterstellOr, a Chinese commercial space startup, has designated Huang Xiaochi, a 73-year-old entrepreneur, as its 22nd passenger for a suborbital mission aboard the CYZ1 spacecraft in 2028. This mission aims to reach the Kármán line, the recognized boundary of space. Other notable passengers include Li Licheng, an academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Qiu Heng, CMO of AgiBot. Tickets for this inaugural flight are priced at three million yuan (US$440,000) each. AI

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China's InterstellOr names first space passengers for 2028 Kármán line mission

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    Ex-factory worker and engineer to make history as one of China’s first space passengers

    A 73-year-old Chinese female entrepreneur has recently become the 22nd passenger of the domestically developed spacecraft CYZ1. On August 8, Huang Xiaochi was officially designated as passenger No 022 for CYZ1, a project by the commercial space start-up InterstellOr. Huang is sch…

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