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Richard Branson Won't Fly in Space in 6 Months, Virgin Galactic President Says

October 13, 2017 | Article

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson most likely won't be going to space in the next six months, despite his recent public statement that he'd be "very disappointed" otherwise.
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Blue Origin Shows Interest in National Security Launches

October 12, 2017 | Article

The new chief executive of Blue Origin told the National Space Council his company is in discussions about certifying its New Glenn rocket for government missions, a shift in strategy that could put the company in competition with a customer.
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1st Female Space Tourist Hopes to Inspire Girls to Pursue STEM Careers

October 11, 2017 | Article

At the Museum of Math in New York City Thursday (Oct. 5), U.S. entrepreneur Anousheh Ansari wowed the crowd with tales of her 10 days aboard the International Space Station in 2006 as the first civilian woman to fly to space.
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Virgin Galactic Nearing Powered SpaceShipTwo Test Flights

September 13, 2017 | Article

The chief executive of Virgin Galactic said Sept. 7 that the company's second suborbital spaceplane was "at the edge" of beginning powered test flights, after at least one more glide flight.
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Virgin Galactic Carries Out "Dry Run" for Powered SpaceShipTwo Flights

August 04, 2017 | Article

Virgin Galactic performed the latest glide flight of its second SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane Aug. 4, calling it a "dry run" for upcoming powered test flights.
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Space Tourism Could Help Boost Science and Health Research — Here's How

July 29, 2017 | Article

The announcement of the draft Spaceflight Bill in the Queen's Speech will allow the development of spaceports in the UK.
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XCOR Aerospace Lays Off Remaining Employees

July 08, 2017 | Article

XCOR Aerospace, a company developing rocket engines and a suborbital space plane, has laid off its remaining employees but is continuing efforts to raise funding to maintain at least some of its projects.
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110 Student Rocketry Teams Will Compete in 'Spaceport America Cup'

June 19, 2017 | Article

Companies all over the United States will be hunting for new rocketeers to hire during the inaugural Spaceport America Cup this week, where students will fire their rocket creations as high as 30,000 feet (9,150 meters).
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Fried Frontier: KFC Chicken Sandwich Heading to Stratosphere Next Week

June 13, 2017 | Article

World View Enterprises' Stratollite balloon system is scheduled to carry a KFC Zinger chicken sandwich to the stratosphere on June 21, representatives of both companies announced today (June 13).
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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Makes 5th 'Glide Flight' (Photos)

June 01, 2017 | Article

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane was hauled into the skies above Mojave, California, this morning (June 1) by the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo and later glided down for a runway landing.
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