If orbital space is the 21st century's high seas, China looks to be preparing an armada. Government plans submitted late last year to the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union, or ITU, promise a fleet of 203,000 satellites to be deployed by the mid-2030s.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China's main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media reported on Thursday, as Beijing revs up its commercial spaceflight and deep space exploration ambitions amid a technology race with the U.