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Shooting for the stars

Sending a Singaporean to space might sound like a pipe dream, but for the past five years Lim Seng has been working to turn this into reality. He tells why he's pressing on despite multiple setbacks.

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Published Fri, Jul 6, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    HAVING made a career out of turning science fiction into reality, Lim Seng is used to being called "crazy".

    Which is why the engineer-turned-entrepreneur is undeterred by scepticism about his latest endeavour - sending a Singaporean to the edge of space.

    The 58-year-old has poured buckets of sweat, tears and his own money into the project, which has been in the works since 2013 under the auspices of his technology firm, In.Genius.

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