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Virgin Galactic seeks space tourism boost with market launch
(UPDATED) 'By embarking on this new chapter...we can open space to more investors and in doing so, open space to thousands of new astronauts,' says Richard Branson
Richard Branson says he'll fly to space by July
This time, Richard Branson claims preparations are in their final stages
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Virgin Galactic's new flight test to soar closer to edge of space
The US company run by British tycoon Richard Branson is aiming to be the first to take tourists on brief trips into microgravity
First space tourist flights could come in 2019
Got $250,000? Virgin Atlantic, one of the companies paving the way for space tourism, can take you to space for that price
The rockets that are pushing the boundaries of space travel
Today, NASA is so dependent on the private sector that the US space agency has signed contracts with SpaceX and Boeing to send astronauts to space beginning next year, as soon as their capsules are ready
Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship 16 months after deadly crash
SpaceShipTwo is a commercial version of SpaceShipOne the first private spacecraft to reach the edge of space in 2004
Virgin Galactic could resume test flights in 6 months
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident which has called into question Virgin chief Richard Branson s dream of tourist flights to the edge of space
New Nolan movie 'Interstellar' tackles space, love, sacrifice
Days after two space related accidents film goers just might have space on their minds – and pick Interstellar as their weekend movie
Lever under scrutiny in Virgin spaceship disaster
Investigators point out that a lock unlock lever used to activate a process in SpaceShipTwo s tail section – typically to slow it for re entry into the Earth s atmosphere – had been moved by the co pilot
Virgin was warned before about rocket engine safety
An expert says she warned Virgin before over safety concerns after the death of three engineers in a rocket engine explosion in 2007
Probe of US spaceship crash may take a year
Debris from the SpaceShipTwo rocket crash was strewn over an area 5 miles 8 kilometers long indicating a likely in flight breakup
Branson says space dream lives on, vows safety paramount
A team of federal investigators launches a probe of the causes of the accident which dealt a devastating setback to the cause of commercial space tourism
Branson heads to spacecraft crash site as probe starts
Experts say Friday s accident will delay the advent of commercial space tourism by several years
Pilot dead as Virgin spaceship crashes in US desert
Space is hard and today was a tough day says Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides
Virgin Galactic spaceplane breaks sound barrier
SpaceShipTwo ignited its engine after being released by WhiteKnightTwo a plane that carried it to 47 000 feet 14 000 meters above California s Mojave desert
