Japanese start-up ANA Holdings Inc. is working on a reusable spacecraft to transport paying passengers into space by 2023. The company plans to provide commercial flights up to an altitude of 110 km. The spacecraft, shaped like an aeroplane, is expected to carry six passengers and two pilots, at a cost of JPY17m ($153,000) per customer. Passengers are expected to experience weightlessness for about five minutes.
Japanese start-up PD Aeropace is working on a reusable spacecraft to transport paying passengers into space by 2023. The company plans to provide commercial flights up to an altitude of 110 km. The spacecraft, shaped like an aeroplane, is expected to carry six passengers and two pilots, at a cost of JPY17m ($153,000) per customer. Passengers are expected to experience weightlessness for about five minutes.