Economic Watch: China's commercial space industry hits high gear, expanding beyond launches

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-01-26
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Beijing-based commercial space company, InterstellOr, has captured nationwide attention recently with plans to start suborbital rides by 2028, offering tickets priced at 3 million yuan (about 429,534 U.S. dollars) per passenger. Meanwhile, several Chinese commercial space companies like Galactic Energy and Deep Blue Aerospace have announced maiden flights of their newly developed launch vehicles scheduled this ye......
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