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Virgin Galactic spaceship cleared for test flights
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a commercial six-passenger spacecraft, to begin rocket-powered suborbital test flights, the company said on Wednesday. Virgin Galactic is owned by billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group.
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SpaceX launch: private industry inspires new generation of rocketeers (+video)
SpaceX launch a reminder that NASA isn't the only game in town anymore. Aspiring engineers, rocket designers, space geeks look to 'New Space' companies to boldly go where only governments used to go.
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How asteroid mining could turn billionaires into trillionaires (+video)
A cadre of Silicon Valley tycoons have announced plans to extract water and precious metals from near-Earth asteroids. Could that actually work?
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Can Paul Allen launch rockets into space from a plane?
The company aims to build a massive aircraft that will act as an airborne launch system, releasing a booster mid-flight that ignites to send cargo, satellites and, eventually, people into orbit. When complete, it would be the biggest aircraft in history.
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Microsoft billionaire launches new space venture
Stratolaunch Systems continues a trend for Paul Allen, who has funded several different spaceflight and astronomy efforts over the years.
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Paul Allen plans to replace space shuttle program
Paul Allen is planning on building the world's largest plane intended to offer space travel to paying customers and possibly to the international space station.
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Humongous plane to serve as flying launch pad for space tourists
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced plans to construct a giant aircraft to launch rockets into orbit, eventually for paying passengers.
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Will airborne launch pads replace the Space Shuttle program?
Stratolaunch Systems, founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to build a huge carrier aircraft that will launch unmanned rockets into space.
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Virgin Galatic 'spaceliner' passes another glide test
Virgin Galatic's 'SpaceShipTwo' successfully completed a glide test over the California desert on Wednesday.
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Virgin Galactic spaceship test glide could happen this fall
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, the VSS Enterprise, could make its first drop flights over California's Mojave Desert for glide and landing tests this fall, says the company.
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Six private enterprises that could launch humans into orbit
Private spaceflight is entering a new era with the first test launch of the new Falcon 9 rocket Friday. Here are six companies vying to build a vessel that will carry civilians into space.
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