China and Space

China is the new giant. Well, maybe it is not the new one, but it is the last one. And it seems like they don’t have enough in being a great country in the Earth, but they also want to be a great country in the Space. In 2003 China became the 3^rd country to send a piloted spaceflight into Earth orbit.

Now they are going even further. With a rich bourgeoisie, a young Chinese multimillionaire is going to become the first space tourist for Virgin Galactic. This guy is going to pay 200.000 US$ for 5 minutes of space flight. Do you have some change for my next flight Mr. Chinese guy?