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title: Commercial Space Tourism (Suborbital)
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/china__commercial-space-tourism-suborbital"
hub: apogee
summary: "Beijing startup InterstellOr targets 2028 for China's first crewed suborbital flight at ~$430K per ticket, with celebrity passengers already signed"
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# Commercial Space Tourism (Suborbital)

Beijing startup InterstellOr targets 2028 for China's first crewed suborbital flight at ~$430K per ticket, with celebrity passengers already signed
- Technology Readiness Level: 4/9
- Impact: 1/5
- Investment: 3/5
InterstellOr is developing a reusable suborbital vehicle that would carry passengers to the edge of space for several minutes of weightlessness. Tickets are priced at approximately 3 million yuan ($430,000) — comparable to Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin pricing.

The company has signed its first celebrity passenger and is taking bookings. CAS Space, another Chinese contender, is developing a separate suborbital tourist vehicle. Both are part of China's booming commercial space sector (150+ private companies).

The timeline is ambitious. No Chinese company has yet flown a crewed suborbital mission, and the 2028 target requires significant development milestones. But the broader context matters: China's commercial space sector is growing faster than the US's by several metrics, and tourism is a revenue model that could fund more ambitious programs.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/china__commercial-space-tourism-suborbital)