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Taiwan-US Partnership Aims for 2.5 Hour Space Travel

7/23/2025

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Taiwan and the US are exploring an exciting partnership to create a spaceport that could slash travel time between Taipei and Houston to just 2.5 hours with suborbital flights. The American Institute in Taiwan revealed that the first phase will prioritize uncrewed cargo missions, paving the way for future crewed flights, with Taiwan's Jiupeng site as a prime candidate for development.

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Taiwan and the US are exploring an exciting partnership to create a spaceport that could slash travel time between Taipei and Houston to just 2.5 hours with suborbital flights. The American Institute in Taiwan revealed that the first phase will prioritize uncrewed cargo missions, paving the way for future crewed flights, with Taiwan's Jiupeng site as a prime candidate for development.