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Richard Branson and Friends Reach the Edge of Space, and Lived to Tell About it!
Richard Branson just returned form the edge of space to announce that a new era of space exploration is upon…
Richard Branson will fly on SpaceShipTwo this weekend. Welcome to the New (Edge of) Space Race!
On Sunday, July 11th (weather permitting), Richard Branson will become the first billionaire to go to space, beating Jeff Bezos…
Virgin Galactic Reaches the Space Frontier Over New Mexico for the First Time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crossed its 50-mile-high space boundary over New Mexico for the first time today, after months…
Virgin Galactic Sends Three People to the Edge of Space. Flights with Paying Customers Around the Corner Now
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The VSS Unity spacecraft carried a third crew member…
Virgin Galactic Performs the Second Test of VSS Unity, Reaching Mach 1.9
Virgin Galactic recently conducted its second successful powered test flight of the VSS Unity, bringing the company one step closer…
Stephen Hawking Is Going To The Edge Of Space
Professor Stephen Hawking has been offered, and has accepted, a trip into sub-orbital space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft.
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Universe Today’s Top 10 Space Stories of 2014
It seems a lot of the space stories of this year involve spacecraft making journeys: bouncing across a comet, or…
Virgin Galactic Crash Survivor Didn’t Know Re-Entry System Was Turned On Prematurely
The surviving co-pilot of the Virgin Galactic crash was unaware that SpaceShipTwo's re-entry system was unlocked prematurely during the flight…
Update: NTSB Confirms SpaceShipTwo feathering was Prematurely Unlocked
In a Monday afternoon press conference, acting NTSB chairman Christopher Hart confirmed that the safety lock on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo feathering…
NTSB Discovers Possible Pilot Error in SpaceShipTwo Investigation
In a press conference at the Mojave Air and Sport Port Sunday evening, acting NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart revealed preliminary…