Recently, Beijing Traveler Manned Space Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Traverser) and Intercontinental Aerospace Science and Technology Group (hereinafter referred to as Intercontinental Aerospace) reached a framework cooperation, and Traverser became the first batch of partners of the global ecological chain (3000+1) of Abu Dhabi Space City. The two parties will establish a joint venture company to establish the Traveler Space Tourism Middle East Exhibition and Marketing Center, and plan to provide services such as manned spacecraft launch experience, space tourist club, and space ticket sales to the world, and jointly develop the international space and space tourism market.
Intercontinental Aerospace is the first commercial aerospace enterprise in Hong Kong with Starlink engineering and satellite precision manufacturing as its core, with five technology centers and production bases under its jurisdiction, including satellite manufacturing, space environment testing, satellite TT&C and operation control, satellite data application and precision electronics manufacturing. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE and Hong Kong, China, the Company was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on August 16, 2018 (1725.).hk。
On January 9, 2024, ASPACE signed a term statement with the Abu Dhabi Ports Authority Kezad for the construction of the Abu Dhabi Space Eco-City.
On January 10, 2024, Intercontinental Aerospace signed a term sheet with Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC to build the Abu Dhabi Space Eco-City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to provide commercial space services to the world. Abu Dhabi Space Eco-City is an important part of the UAE's 2030 National Space Strategy, located in the Abu Dhabi Khalifa Economic Zone (KEZAD), covering an area of 3 million square meters, with aerospace manufacturing, aerospace applications, aerospace commerce and trade as the core, extending to diversified commercial clusters, the first phase of the project will cover an area of 1 million square meters, and is expected to start construction in mid-2024. Intercontinental Aerospace is the only aerospace enterprise approved for 3 million land in the United Arab Emirates, and the company will build the world's largest enterprise cluster aerospace eco-city, which will attract 3,000 enterprises from all over the world to settle in, through cooperation and complementarity, to form a close network, relying on the UAE's economic, policy and geographical advantages, the aerospace eco-city assists 3,000 enterprises to develop into the Middle East, Europe, Africa and global markets, and builds an enterprise business ecological cluster centered on the Middle East and radiating the global and trillion-level market scale.
Traverser is China's first commercial manned space technology enterprise integrating the development of reusable spacecraft and the operation of space tourism. It is planned to realize the development of suborbital reusable commercial manned spacecraft in 3-4 years, opening a new era for ordinary people in China and even Asia to go to space. The traverser is known for "Bringing people into space safely, conveniently, and happily!" "In order to make the mission, we have started the pre-sale of tickets and successfully sold the first ticket in history on behalf of China's commercial manned space flight in 2023. The cooperation between the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages, expand global commercial cooperation in manned spaceflight, achieve win-win cooperation, and promote the global layout of commercial manned spaceflight.
As one of the first batch of enterprises to cooperate with Intercontinental Aerospace and settle in the Abu Dhabi Space Eco-City, the Traveler marks the opening of the global layout of the Traveler and is of great significance to the international development of China's commercial manned space enterprises. It will not only promote the in-depth interaction between Hong Kong and the mainland in the field of commercial aerospace, but also better serve China's commercial aerospace to "go global", lay out and cultivate technological demonstration and leading strengths, and enhance the international influence of China's commercial aerospace. It is believed that with the strong promotion of intercontinental aerospace and the technical support of the Voyager, and the blessing of the "Belt and Road" and the UAE 2030 Space Vision Policy, the Voyager Space Tourism Middle East Exhibition and Marketing Center will help the beginning of the development of the Traveler and China's commercial manned spaceflight, and become a benchmark for the new format of China's space economy and a new engine for the global space tourism market.