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Virgin Galactic Nearing Powered SpaceShipTwo Test Flights
September 13, 2017 | ArticleThe 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 | ArticleVirgin 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 | ArticleThe 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 | ArticleXCOR 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 | ArticleCompanies 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 | ArticleWorld 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 | ArticleVirgin 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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Your Smartphone Could be Your Ticket to Space — If Space Nation Takes Flight
May 23, 2017 | ArticleSpace Nation, the Finnish startup seeking to pave the way for the transition of humanity into space, announced plans May 16 to conduct experiments on the International Space Station.
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Russian Rocket Chief Throws Some Shade on Elon Musk's Moon Plan
May 17, 2017 | ArticleThe head of Russia's most prominent spaceflight company questioned whether Elon Musk's SpaceX will be able to launch people around the moon next year and said Russia plans to revive tourism flights to the International Space Station by 2020.
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'Space Tourists' Will Wear Special Socks on High-Altitude Balloon Flights
May 15, 2017 | ArticleTourists on high-altitude balloon flights will have access to special socks while enjoying the blackness of near-space.
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