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Why the Private Spaceflight Industry Needs More Lawyers (Op-Ed)
July 30, 2018 | ArticleIf private companies are going to start exploring and settling the final frontier—building human outposts on the moon and Mars, launching tourists into space or even building luxury space hotels in orbit—the world will need more specialized space lawyers.
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Virgin Galactic's Space Plane Reaches New Heights (Video)
July 27, 2018 | ArticleVirgin Galactic's suborbital space plane VSS Unity just soared to new heights, and you can go along for the ride, thanks to a new video.
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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Space Plane Aces Test Flight, Reaching Mesosphere for the 1st Time
July 26, 2018 | ArticleVirgin Galactic's newest space plane took to the skies again today (July 26) for its third rocket-powered test flight, reaching higher in the atmosphere than the company has previously.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to Launch 'High-Altitude Escape Motor Test' Wednesday
July 17, 2018 | ArticleJeff Bezos' spaceflight company will perform a "high-altitude escape motor" test with its New Shepard suborbital vehicle Wednesday (July 18) at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), Blue Origin representatives said.
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Virgin Orbit Wins FAA License for First LauncherOne Mission
July 05, 2018 | ArticleVirgin Orbit has received a license from the Federal Aviation Administration for the first launch of its LauncherOne vehicle, which the company hopes to perform later this summer.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon: A Private Space Taxi in Photos
July 03, 2018 | Image AlbumSpaceX's Crew Dragon will be one of the two first commercial spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. Here's a look at its unveiling in 2014, astronaut training and how it works.
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Blue Origin Plans to Start Selling Suborbital Spaceflight Tickets Next Year
June 24, 2018 | ArticleBlue Origin expects to start flying people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle "soon" and start selling tickets for commercial flights next year, a company executive said June 19.
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'Everyday Astronaut' Tackles the Tyrannical Rocket Equation in Epic Final
June 14, 2018 | ArticleIn the latest episode of the Facebook Watch series "Spacing Out with the Everyday Astronaut," host Tim Dodd explains why rockets need to be so big to launch heavy payloads.
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Want to Take a 10-Day Trip to the Space Station? It'll Cost You $55 Million
June 14, 2018 | ArticleYou can sign up now for a 10-day mission in Earth orbit, if you've got $55 million to spare. That's the all-inclusive price just announced by Axiom Space, a Houston-based company working to build the first private space station.
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SpaceX Won't Launch Tourists Around the Moon This Year
June 06, 2018 | ArticleSpaceX won't launch two space tourists on a mission around the moon in 2018 after all, according to media reports.
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