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SpaceShipTwo Goes Supersonic in Third Rocket-Powered Test Flight
2014 should be the year that Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) brings passengers on suborbital space flights, and the company started…
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Space Science Stories to Watch in 2014
There's an old Chinese proverb that says, “May you live in interesting times," and 2013 certainly fit the bill in the…
NBC To Broadcast Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight
In true Richard Branson flair, the founder of Virgin Galactic has a multimedia plan in place for when he and…
Virgin Galactic Ticket To Space Promised In New Reality Show Deal
Call it Space Survivor. Thirteen years after that now-classic desert island nightmare premiered on NBC, the executive producer behind Survivor is planning…
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SpaceShipTwo Fires Rocket Engines for First Ever Supersonic Test Flight- Photos & Video
SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for 1st time on April 29, 2013. Credit: MarsScientific.com Updated with more Photos…
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Revolutionary Air-Launched Commercial Rocket to Orbit Announced by Microsoft Billionaire Paul Allen
[/caption] A mega quartet of luminaries led by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen and legendary aerospace designer Burt Rutan have…
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Virgin Galactic Taps Test Flight Veteran As Pilot
[/caption] From a pool of 500 potential applicants, Virgin Galactic has found their man. The NewSpace firm chose from some…
Spaceport America Opens With ‘Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space’
[/caption] Do you want to buy a ticket to outer space? Fly into orbit for the most breathtaking views of…
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NASA Strengthens Virgin Galactic Ties With New Contract
[/caption] NASA has, on a number of occasions tapped the NewSpace firm Virgin Galactic to help the space agency accomplish…