Dec 08 2010
SpaceX Falcon 9 Flies
Space Exploration Technologies successfully launched its first capsule into orbit for a test run around the planet
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Nov 30 2010
Richard Branson’s New Frontier: Digital Publishing
Virgin has announced today the debut of an iPad magazine called PROJECT focusing on design, entertainment, technology and entrepreneurs.
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Nov 05 2010
SpaceShipOne Designer Burt Rutan Retiring
Burt Rutan, the genius designer behind some of the most advanced, out-of-the-box flying vehicles ever created -- including SpaceShipOne -- has announced his retirement.
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Oct 26 2010
Virgin Galactic Plans Space Hop, Skip and Jump
Richard Branson's space aspirations could expand beyond suborbital tourism flights.
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Oct 11 2010
Commercial Spaceship Flies Free in First Glide Test
Virgin Galactic's commercial suborbital spaceship completed its first free flight on Sunday, gliding from an altitude of 45,000 feet to a landing at the Mojave Air Space Port in California.
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Sep 30 2010
Russian Firm Plans Commercial Space Station
Buoyed by plans for commercial space taxis, a Russian company plans to build and launch a privately owned outpost in orbit for tourists, scientists and other paying visitors.
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Sep 28 2010
On Tap: Space Beer Testing
Not sure it'd be my cup of tea, so to speak, but if a space tourist wants to kick back and sip a brewski on the ride, there may be one on the beverage list.
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Sep 17 2010
Virgin Galactic Booster Plane Back in the Air
White Knight 2, the aircraft that carries Virgin Galactic's commercial suborbital spaceship aloft, returned to the skies over Mojave, Calif., three weeks after a landing gear problem grounded the plane. The White Knight crew was performing touch and go's as ...
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Sep 16 2010
Aerospace Goliath Enters Private Spaceflight Arena
Boeing has decided to enter a spaceflight sector populated by startups, internet entrepreneurs and small firms working to pioneer the space frontier.
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Aug 20 2010
SpaceShipTwo Carrier Plane Damaged in Mojave
The left main landing gear of the carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s spaceship collapsed on the runway. No injuries were reported.
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