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South China Morning Post

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 operated by US-based provider Virgin Galactic, which takes off from Las Cruces, New Mexico. The first four days are devoted to preparation and training, with the air-launched space flight taking place on the fifth day,.

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