On April 29th, Lei Shixiang, Founder and CEO of Beijing Interstellor Human Spaceflight Technology Co., Ltd (interstellor), met with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Maktoum Juma Al-Maktoum, a member of Dubai royal family, and Mr. Waleed, a representative of International Holding Company (IHC) of the UAE, and his entourage in the UAE at the headquarters of Intercontinental Spaceflight (USPACE) in Hong Kong. Mr. Waleed, representative of Emirates International Holding Company (IHC), and his delegation met and had an in-depth exchange of views on the selection of the commercial manned technology path of the traverser, the detailed program design of the spacecraft, the progress of its development, and the layout of the space tourism industry in the UAE.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Maktoum Juma Al-Maktoum comes from the Al Maktoum family, the ruling family of Dubai. The Al Maktoum family has ruled Dubai for more than 200 years and has considerable influence in the political and economic fields. It is one of the richest royal families in the world. His Highness Sheikh listened to Lei Shiqing's introduction in detail, and highly affirmed the technical strength and strategic layout of Traverser. He also expressed his confidence that Traverser, as China's first commercial manned spacecraft company, will grow into a business that leads the East and realizes the global space economy in the future. Manned space companies have expressed strong confidence. At the same time, he also shared the UAE's ambitions in the aerospace field. Whether it is the "2030 National Space Strategy" introduced in 2019 or the first Arab astronaut entering the International Space Station, they have inspired the dream of flying in the UAE and the entire Arab world. 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the UAE and the economic transformation of the Middle East. The UAE will actively use China's Belt and Road Initiative to strengthen interaction and exchanges with Chinese companies. His Highness Sheikh warmly welcomed Traverser to the Abu Dhabi Space City and said that the Dubai Royal Family will strongly support the layout and promotion of Traverser's space tourism business in the UAE. He hopes to sign a ticket booking contract with Traverser as soon as possible and become the first to take the flight. International passengers in space aboard the spacecraft.
Lei Shiqing pointed out that Abu Dhabi, as the political and cultural center of the UAE, has strong economic strength, strong financial reserves and a high-net-worth population base, which will provide strong support for space tourism operations. In addition, Abu Dhabi's international market environment and extensive cooperation network can not only attract global target customers, but also help promote the innovation and upgrading of space tourism technology and services, and accelerate the global expansion of space tourism business.