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Inside Jeff Bezos' Secret Rocket Factory

March 14, 2016 | Article

For the first time, Jeff Bezos, billionaire and chief executive of Amazon, opened the door to his secretive rocket factory Blue Origin — here's an exclusive look inside.
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Blue Origin Plans Growth Spurt This Year

March 09, 2016 | Article

Blue Origin plans to grow significantly over the next year as the company ramps up development of its BE-4 engine and an orbital launch vehicle.
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XCOR Lynx Soars To Edge Of Space | Animation

March 01, 2016 | Video

Built with re-usable engines that leverage the long history of automotive tech, the Lynx should give XCOR a competitive edge in suborbital space travel.
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How XCOR's Lynx Space Plane Works (Infographic)

March 01, 2016 | Infographic

XCOR aims to take paying passengers on a suborbital weightless hop to the edge of space.
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Inside XCOR - Lynx Reusable Engine | Exclusive Tour Video

February 29, 2016 | Video

Former fighter pilot Harry van Hulten, now Director of Flight Testing for XCOR Aerospace, takes Space.com inside the hangar / factory housing the Lynx prototype, at the Mojave Air and Spaceport in California.
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Best Space Stories of the Week – Feb. 28, 2016

February 27, 2016 | Article

A "spy" turns to science, space rocks are spotted in Florida. and aliens will not be getting a record deal. These are Space.com's top stories of the week.
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Astronaut Ron Garan Joins Balloon-Based Space Tourism Company

February 23, 2016 | Article

Arizona-based World View Enterprises, which aims to begin crewed operational flights by the end of 2017, has tapped Ron Garan as its chief pilot, the company announced today (Feb. 23).
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Virgin Galactic's New SpaceShipTwo Debut: Amid the Hoopla, Hope

February 23, 2016 | Article

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo unveiling last Friday was full of strange and memorable moments, but perhaps the most powerful was the sight of the sleek, gorgeous vehicle itself.
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Hawking Finds 'Kindred Spirit' Branson In Space | Video

February 20, 2016 | Video

“I have had ALS for over 50 years,” spoke Professor Hawking in this recorded dedication of Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Unity, a craft he is now slated to ride thanks to an offer by Founder Richard Branson.
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Stephen Hawking Wants to Ride Virgin Galactic's New Passenger Spaceship

February 20, 2016 | Article

Famed cosmologist and theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking revealed the name of the new suborbital craft — VSS Unity — during its star-studded unveiling ceremony Friday (Feb. 19) at Virgin's manufacturing facility at Mojave Air & Space Port.
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