US$657,000 rocket trip aims to take travellers from Tokyo to New York in 1 hour
A Japanese travel agency said on Tuesday it will launch a point-to-point transport service in the 2030s that would connect Tokyo and US cities like New York in 60 minutes via outer space. The service, which Nippon Travel Agency plans to offer in partnership with a reusable rocket development start-up, would cost a customer 100 million yen (US$657,000) for a round trip. The transport vehicle would be launched from an offshore spot and could connect any two points on Earth within 60 minutes,...