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New Details Emerge: Richard Branson’s Trip to Space Didn't Go as Planned
Alarming new details are emerging about the historic Virgin Galactic flight that took billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space.
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Boeing backs Virgin Galactic with strategic $20M investment | TechCrunch
Virgin Galactic has $20 million more to pursue its goal of space tourism with a new investment from Boeing announced this morning. The two companies are both deeply involved in human spaceflight, but in different ways — and Boeing seems to feel that it'
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Boeing backs Virgin Galactic with strategic $20M investment | TechCrunch
Virgin Galactic has $20 million more to pursue its goal of space tourism with a new investment from Boeing announced this morning. The two companies are both deeply involved in human spaceflight, but in different ways — and Boeing seems to feel that it'
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Creating the world's largest ever satellite constellation - Virgin.com
OneWeb Ltd will build, launch and operate the world’s largest ever satellite network. Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne programme will help make it possible with frequent satellite launches at a much lower cost and with greater reliability. Virgin Galacti
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Astronauts: Spaceflight is 'hard, but worth it'
In the aftermath of last month's Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test flight crash, which killed one pilot and injured another, many were left wondering if the pursuit of “space tourism” was worth the loss of human life.
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Out Of This World: The Mysterious Mental Side Effects Of Traveling Into Space
The Virgin Galactic crash made the mechanical risks of space tourism clearer, but the psychological effects of space travel largely remain unknown.
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Virgin Galactic pilot defied the odds to survive crash - LA Times
The Virgin Galactic rocket plane had just broken the sound barrier and was shooting toward the heavens when it began disintegrating, battered by powerful aerodynamic forces.
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Spaceship's descent device deployed prematurely - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceship broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the craft's descent prematurely deployed, federal investigators said Sunday. National ...
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Virgin crash sets back space tourism by years: experts - Yahoo News
From Yahoo News: The deadly crash of Virgin Galactic's spacecraft has dealt a devastating setback to the cause of space tourism, delaying the first commercial flights to the stars by years, experts said Friday. After several delays, Virgin Galactic had ho
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes During Flight Test - NBC News.com
Virgin Galactic said its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane suffered a "serious anomaly" during a powered test flight on Friday that resulted in the loss of...
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Virgin Galactic spaceship crashes during California test flight
From Yahoo News: By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - A suborbital passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic crashed during a test flight on Friday at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, officials said.