Singapore chosen as space flight central

Singapore has been picked as the site of an integrated port which will offer sub-orbital space flights, the Straits Times reported.

Space Adventures, the company behind the voyages of the world's first three space tourists, selected the city-state ahead of several US states, Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Dubai.

Passengers will pay about US$102,000 ($153,130) for about five minutes of weightlessness, a view of the curvature of the Earth and the darkness of space.