- After private trips to space were launched by the Dutch Space Expedition Corporation, around 305 Chinese purchase it at about Rs. 60 lakh.
- It was launched through online e-commerce website Taobao and will take place on Lynx Mark II travelling 103 km high, launching from the Mojave desert in the United States.
- Conditions: heights less than 2m; weight less than 125 kg, should pass basic health examinations and undergo one week of training on flight simulators and in zero gravity.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/in-china-a-race-for-space-travel/article6113408.ece