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- Virgin Galactic Preparing for First Commercial Space FlightVirgin Galactic, the first commercial space venture aiming to take civilians up into space is on track to launch sometime before Christmas this year.
- Virgin Galactic Readying First Civilian Passenger FlightThe Virgin Galactic spaceship project is finishing preparations for a projected launch date of sometime early next year.
Virgin Galactic Responds to Study Alleging Environmental Impact of Space TourismVirgin Galactic, the nascent space tourism company that plans to send paying passengers on suborbital jaunts into space, has responded to a study that suggests that space tourist flights would pollute the upper atmosphere.
Fly the Friendly Skies of VIRGIN GALACTICHave you purchased your ticket to the Moon yet? Well, if you haven't, it's time to get out your charge card because Virgin Galactic is about to board and there aren't many seats left!
Virgin Galactic's Sir Richard Branson: First Tourist Flights of SpaceShipTwo to Start 'Within 18 Months'Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire businessman who founded Virgin Galactic, which plans to offer the first totally commercial space flights for paying customers, announced that the first flights will take place "within eighteen months."- Virgin Galactic Wants You to Fly into SpaceThis Virgin Galactic promotional video is slick and well produced. Since the flights of SpaceShipOne the first private passenger rocket has been in the works. Now it looks like private space flight is drawing nigh.
Katy Perry Sends Russel Brand Out of This WorldKaty Perry has purchased a ticket for Russel Brand to ride into space aboard Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism vehicle. What does this mean for the future of space travel?
Space Tourism is Almost Here - If You're Feeling Stuck for a Holiday Destination, How About Outer Space?Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism project aims to send day trippers into outer space from 2010.
Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise Spaceship Makes First Captive Carry Test Flight in the Mojave DesertVirgin Atlantic and Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson watched his spaceship, VSS Enterprise, make its first captive carry flight on the Virgin Mothership Eve over the desert at the Mojave Air and Spaceport on Monday, March 22, 2010.- Virgin Galactic CostRichard Branson's Virgin Galactic has us all excited about space travel, but we are slightly less excited about the Virgin Galactic cost. Those tickets into suborbital space are not cheap, and most of us will not be able to afford the trip for a while.
- Virgin Galactic Signs 20-year Lease with Spaceport AmericaVirgin Galactic has signed a 20-year lease with Spaceport America in New Mexico. VG will locate its worldwide headquarters and main space operations at the space port.
Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic Unveil White Knight 2, Space Passengers CheerSpace Ship Two is scheduled for completion in 2009, and the first passenger flight panned for 2010. Thus far, William Shatner, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Hawking are on the Virgin Galactic confirmed passenger list.
Virgin Galactic Rolls Out White Knight TwoThe roll-out took place at the Mojave Air Space Port and was attended by thousands of people, including Virgin Galactic CEO Sir Richard Branson, White Knight Two designer Burt Rutan, and Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Virgin Galactic's First Space Tourists to Be Prepared by WyleEven though the first space tourists to board Virgin Galactic's, SpaceShipTwo, will not board the maiden commercial flight into space for a couple of years their preparation has already begun.
Have $200,000 to Spare? Buy a Ticket into Outer SpaceActors, actresses, the rich and the famous are already lining up to be some of the first to fly into outer space.
NASA Prepares to Work with Virgin GalacticNASA is setting to partner up with what some might see as their biggest threat: Virgin Galactic, which seeks to become the world's first commercial spaceline.
Six Great Space StoriesThe following are six space related stories that came to mind as my recent favorites. I think you will find an interesting story, and will hopefully learn something. The Hubble, Lunar X Prize, UFO files, and more are inside.- VSS Enterprise, SpaceShipTwo, Conducts First Free Flight (Video)The following depicts the first free flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, the VSS Enterprise, from rollout from the hanger attached to the WhiteKnightTwo carrier plane, to landing.
- WhiteKnightTwo Soars Over MojaveThe age of space tourism took another step forward when the WhiteKnightTwo, the plane designed and built by Scaled Composites to carry the rocket ship SpaceShipTwo conducted its first flight test.
