Space trip lures rich Chinese   

私人太空旅游来到中国 6名旅客明年3月尝鲜

人类进入太空旅行将不再是梦想。记者从中国探索旅行公司了解到，从2014年开始，国内太空旅行项目将启动，游客只需花9.5万美元(约57.6万元人民币)就可以在60公里外的大气层边缘，看到1/3的地球，并体验失重状态，全程约1小时。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Some Chinese travelers will be able to experience a trip to space in 2014, according to the Beijing Evening News on Monday.

Dexo Travel, a Chinese travel agency with high-end clients, has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based Space Expedition Corp., which plans to send 100 tourists into space next year.

The one-hour trip will be carried out in a Lynx Mark spacecraft produced by an American aerospace company and cost $95,000.

Although the spacecraft will only reach a height of 60 kilometers, the tourists will experience weightlessness and enjoy the view of outer space.

However, continental Asia and China will barely be visible during the trip, the report said.

Participants will be given one week of physical training at Royal Dutch Airlines or Air France before their space trip, according to the website of Dexo Travel.

The report said six Chinese tourists have applied.