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Space
Will stratospheric balloons make trips to the edge of space more accessible?
SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic brought rocket-powered space tourism – these start-ups are promising a more serene ride.
14 May 2026 - 8:00PM
Tourism
Got US$600,000? Virgin Galactic looks for space tourists in Asia
9 Sep 2024 - 7:15AM
Tourism
Is the ‘travel designer’ the new hero of luxury travel?
27 Aug 2024 - 4:45PM
Icons and Influencers
Meet ‘beautiful astronaut’ and TikTok star, Kellie Gerardi
Commercial astronaut Gerardi is the 90th woman in history to fly to space, but what else do we know about the 35-year-old? From being a mum and author to a TikTok star …
24 Jun 2024 - 6:00AM
Asia travel
Move over, SpaceX: start-up plans tours to near-space by balloon
A Japanese start-up is promising stunning views of Earth from above for people willing to pay US$164,000 – but rather than board a space shuttle or plane, passengers will be in a cabin held up by a helium balloon.
4 Sep 2023 - 12:45PM
Space
Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
The passengers, who got to experience a few minutes of weightlessness, included ex-UK Olympian Jon Goodwin and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.
11 Aug 2023 - 2:31AM
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Aviation
Tokyo to New York in 1 hour? Hypersonic ‘Stargazer’ jet aims to best Concorde
Being developed to fly at nine times the speed of sound, Venus Aerospace’s planned jet will be equipped with rocket engines to climb to an altitude of 52,000 metres – more than four times as high as traditional jetliners.
12 Jul 2023 - 1:01PM
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SpaceX
European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets
SpaceX launched the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Saturday towards its destination 1.5 million km away, the Webb Space Telescope’s neighbourhood.
2 Jul 2023 - 2:46AM
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Tourism
Why Bezos, Branson’s risky adventures aren’t what most wealthy tourists want
The likes of Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and OceanGate have made daring adventures available to the ultra-rich but, unlike Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, most wealthy travellers prefer exclusivity without the risk.
1 Jul 2023 - 5:15PM
Space
Virgin Galactic takes its first paying customers to space
The Galactic 01 mission took Italian Air Force pilots 85km above sea level, where they enjoyed several minutes of weightlessness.
30 Jun 2023 - 8:35AM
Art
Space was his escape: now this Hong Kong artist uses it to mock consumerism
Artist Ernest Chang’s Hong Kong show, the result of his obsession with Mars and the notion of escape during the pandemic, explores space and our unhealthy relationship with consumerism.
6 Apr 2023 - 5:15PM
My Take
Editorial
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A Marxist guide to investing in the American stock market
The largest holding in my portfolio is the Vanguard total stock market ETF, which roughly mirrors the S&P, so I am really not boasting here.
27 Feb 2023 - 9:00PM
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Tourism
From Messi to Ronaldo, Nadal and BTS’ Jin, celebrities in the tourism trade
Pop stars, actors, sportsmen and TV personalities have lent their star power to restaurants, hotels, vineyards, delis, even airlines.
25 Jan 2023 - 4:15PM
Science
Breakthrough in China hyperloop project aiming to transport people at 1,000km/h
Passenger pod makes three trips through vacuum tube at Chinese facility as part of project to develop superconducting maglev trains that can travel at 1,000km/h.
19 Jan 2023 - 3:40PM
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Diversity and inclusion
Opinion
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Neurodiverse talent is an untapped resource across the Asia-Pacific
Corporate studies reveal that teams with neurodiverse employees – those with ADHD, dyslexia and other mental ‘disabilities’ – are more creative, productive and innovative.
3 Dec 2022 - 8:15AM
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China's space programme
Next stop: space? Chinese firm aims for suborbital tourist trips by 2025
CAS Space founder says passengers could pay upwards of US$285,000 for a flight to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere.
17 Sep 2022 - 8:30PM
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Hong Kong economy
Plunging hotel rates make luxury living a bit more affordable in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the fourth most expensive city globally for luxury goods and services, a notch lower than last year, as a dearth of tourists crushed hotel room rates, Swiss private bank Julius Baer says.
15 Jun 2022 - 4:12PM
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Space
Bezos’s Blue Origin flies into space on 5th mission
The flight included engineer Katya Echazarreta, who at 26 became the youngest American woman in space, she was sponsored by a programme that seeks to democratise access to space.
4 Jun 2022 - 11:30PM
Formula One (F1)
Max Verstappen’s lavish lifestyle: how the F1 star splashes his US$50 million salary
The 24-year-old Formula One World Champion spends his money on cars, watercrafts, two costly Bengal cats, a SimRacer console … and much more
24 May 2022 - 10:00AM
SpaceX
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable US start-up
SpaceX has indicated to investors that it may offer new shares in a secondary offering later this year, which could value it more than fintech giant Stripe.
18 May 2022 - 11:15AM
Space
Luxury balloon company sells trips to near space for US$125,000
Get ready to stream your trip to space live on Instagram Stories – balloon company Space Perspective is selling trips in a luxury cabin with Wi-fi and a bar to near space 30 kilometres above the Earth.
13 Apr 2022 - 7:15PM
SpaceX
First all-private astronaut team welcomed aboard ISS
The arrival came 21 hours after the four-man team representing Houston-based Axiom Space Inc lifted off on Friday from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre.
10 Apr 2022 - 3:32AM
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SpaceX
SpaceX rocket launches first all-private astronaut team
The four men left Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on a landmark debut flight and orbital science mission; the SpaceX-supplied Crew Dragon capsule is set to dock some 400km above the Earth after a 20-hour flight.
9 Apr 2022 - 12:36AM
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Asia travel
Destinations known
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How an Indonesian island will fit 100,000 racing fans with only 23,000 rooms
A scramble to find bed space is going on ahead of the Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix in Mandalika, on Lombok island, just one of many bumps in the road the event has encountered.
23 Feb 2022 - 4:17PM
China's space programme
Outside In
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US’ lack of space cooperation with China is one giant leap into danger
Chinese space progress, quite understandably, poses an existential challenge to the US. But with the amount of space traffic and debris orbiting Earth, Washington’s decision to lock Beijing out of a space agreement is a route to future conflict.
22 Jan 2022 - 4:52AM
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