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Trip.com Group offers $760,000 space flight packages via Virgin Galactic

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Trip.com Group, a Chinese online travel platform, has introduced a premium space flight package for nearly $760,000. This six-day experience includes pre-flight training and a 90-minute suborbital flight operated by Virgin Galactic from Las Cruces, New Mexico. The high price point has generated significant discussion. AI

RANK_REASON Product launch by a travel platform, not a core AI or frontier tech company.

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Trip.com Group offers $760,000 space flight packages via Virgin Galactic

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Mia Nurmamat ·

    Chinese travel platform sparks debate with US$760,000 space flight package

    Chinese online travel platform Trip.com has turned heads by launching its most expensive offering to date: a space flight package costing at least 5.1 million yuan (US$759,900). The six-day trip includes several days of preflight training followed by a 90-minute suborbital flight…

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