“The two ticket holders will pay an initial ¥50,000 ($7,000) deposit.”
Deep Blue Aerospace sold two seats at ¥1,000,000, about $140,000 each, on a Taobao livestream that drew about three million viewers. The flight lasts 12 minutes with five of weightlessness. The rocket’s first high-altitude recovery test ended in a landing anomaly and body damage. Two people paid deposits on a ride that has not landed cleanly yet.