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Roll-out for Branson spaceliner
Mojave :: CA :: USA | about 2 hours ago
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SpaceShipTwo is being presented to the world in California, US. The vehicle will undergo testing over the next 18 months before being allowed to take ticketed individuals on short-hop trips just above the atmosphere. Sir Richard, who heads the Virgin...
Tags: Richard Branson, Virgin Atlantic Airways, California, Mojave, Tier 1b, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic, Space tourism, Tier One, Manned spacecraft, Private spaceflight, Scaled Composites, Spaceplanes, Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
Richard Branson unveils first commercial spaceship
Montreal :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility The eight-seater, rocket-powered vehicle was unveiled at a site in the Mojave desert, California. Branson said that after testing in 2010 he hopes the revolutionary spacecraft will be ready to start commercial flights from a space port currently under...
Tags: Virgin Galactic Prepares, Richard Branson, Mojave Desert, branson unveils, California, space tourists, commercial spaceship, Ottawa, Canada, Montreal, Tier 1b, Space tourism, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic, Manned spacecraft, Tier One, Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo, Spaceflight, Virgin Group, Spaceplanes, Scaled Composites, Business Finance, Burt Rutan, VMS Eve, Technology Internet, VSS Voyager, Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne, Disaster Accident
Virgin Galactic readies maiden flight
Reykjavík :: Iceland | 1 day ago
Credibility The lunar-like landscape of the Mojave desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas will stage the roll-out of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2), the brain child of aerospace engineer Burt Rutan. SS2, which can carry six passengers and two pilots, plans...
Tags: Virgin Galactic, Charles Chafer, Iceland, Reykjavík, Tier 1b, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Spaceflight, Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo, British space programme, Space tourism, Tier One
John Travolta Turned Down Space Trip
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility The Grease star has revealed how Richard Branson offered him the chance to take a seat on his Virgin Galactic space ship but he was forced to decline because it would have cost him too much in lost earnings. “I think I would like it,” Travolta said. “I’ve...
Tags: John Travolta, Virgin Galactic, Los Angeles, Richard Branson, Knights Bachelor, Tier 1b, Virgin Group, Grease, British space programme, Space tourism, Entertainment Culture, Human Interest, Paramount films
Richard Branson joins the space race
Abu Dhabi :: United Arab Emirates | 3 days ago
Credibility On Monday, however, it will play host to a very modern spectacle when Sir Richard Branson unveils the latest stage of his scheme to transform space travel into a cheap, commercial proposition. On a barren airstrip tucked into the edge of the desert, the...
Tags: Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Virgin Galactic, Earth, WhiteKnightTwo, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Spaceplanes, Tier 1b, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Scaled Composites WhiteKnightTwo, Space tourism, Tier One, Manned spacecraft
Space Station Too Crowded for New Tourists
Star City :: AR :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top space official said Thursday. Since the space station�s crew doubled to six people earlier this year, there is no longer room for tourists who pay tens of millions...
Tags: space station, Sergei Krikalyov, permanent crew, Star City, Soichi Noguchi, Soyuz, International Space Station, Human spaceflight, Space tourism, Disaster Accident, Soyuz programme, Manned spacecraft
Canadian astronaut Thirsk in 'great mood' after return from space
Almaty :: Kazakhstan | 6 days ago
Credibility Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk felt the inescapable pull of the Earth Tuesday as he and two crewmates plummeted from space, their car-sized Soyuz capsule slowed by parachutes before landing in Kazakhstan, south of Russia. "He really felt the Gs," said...
Tags: space station, Kazakhstan, Russian Mission Control, international space, Earth, Russian Roman Romanenko, landing safely, Bob Thirsk, astronaut bob, Robert Thirsk, Almaty, International Space Station, Frank De Winne, Manned spacecraft, Astronaut, Human spaceflight, Space tourism, Soyuz, Soyuz TMA-15, Soyuz programme, Canadian Space Agency, Roman Romanenko, Disaster Accident, Russian Federal Space Agency, French Quebecers, Soichi Noguchi, spaceflight, Guy Lalibertￃﾩ, Soyuz TMA-1, Julie Payette, Thirsk
Opinion: The Money We Waste On NASA's Space Program Would Be Better Spent On Space Programs For The Poor (by Ed Perry)
Madison :: WI :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility So, the United States just sent another multimillion-dollar shuttle out into space to do God knows what. Yet all the while, back here on Earth, men and women are living so far below the poverty line that they can't even obtain the most basic of necessities,...
Tags: space programs, NASA, Americans, Madison, Astronaut, Space tourism, Criticism of the Space Shuttle program
Russian official says no space for tourists at International Space Station for now
Star City :: AR :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility A top Russian space official says there is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station. Sergei Krikalyov said that since the space stations crew has doubled to six people, there is no room for tourists in the Russian spacecraft...
Tags: Russian, space stations, international space, Star City, Sergei Krikalyov, Soyuz, Space tourism, Soyuz programme, Manned spacecraft, Soichi Noguchi, International Space Station, Progress M-53, Human spaceflight, Disaster Accident
Iran: We will send missles to te heart of Tel-Aviv
Tehrān :: Iran | 16 days ago
Credibility IsraelNN.com) A senior member of Iran�s Revolutionary Guard threatened Israel that if Iran is attacked, she'll shoot missiles into the heart of Tel-Aviv.
Tags: Attorney General, IDF, Iran, Tehrān, Gaza War, Golani Brigade, Military Police Corps, Israel￢ﾀﾓGaza conflict, Politics, Business Finance, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces, War Conflict, Ometz, Menachem Mazuz, Israeli Jews, Benjamin Netanyahu, Brief, Netanyahu, Ashkenazi Jews, B'Tselem, Tier 1b, Air launch to orbit, Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo, Spacecraft, Mojave Desert, Space tourism, Manned spacecraft, Spaceplanes, Iranian Plateau, Western Asia
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