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4:00AM Jesus Diaz | We all know how Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo looks from the outside, but this is the first time ever you are going to see the cockpit of SpaceShipTwo’s mothership. It looks like the old-style spaceship cockpits from Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon. More »
First Pictures Of Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo Interior
4:00AM Jesus Diaz | We all know how Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo looks from the outside, but this is the first time ever you are going to see the cockpit of SpaceShipTwo’s mothership. It looks like the old-style spaceship cockpits from Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon. More » 
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First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction This Friday
7:30AM Jesus Diaz | This newly-released image shows the sun rising over Spaceport America. It’s not build yet, but you are looking at the future. The beginning of the real future, the stuff dreams are made of. More »
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Virgin Galactic Rocket Blasts Off for the First Time
9:00AM Jesus Diaz | The hybrid Nitrous Oxide rocket that will take SpaceShipTwo to 105km above the Earth at 4000kph (YES!) has fired off for the first time in the southern California desert. Founder, adventurer and cool-guy-at-large Sir Richard Branson is happy: More »
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Virgin Galactic’s Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap
3:00AM Brian Lam | Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve’s Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More »
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Video: Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo in Action
11:30AM Adrian Covert | We all know the Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo can actually fly. Now, Wired has an exclusive video of the plane in action, further squashing any scepticism of the plane. More »
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Sweden’s Ice Hotel Charging $US200,000 for Space Trips in 2012
2:00PM Adrian Covert | So this Swedish destination, The Ice Hotel, has linked up with Virgin Galactic to begin selling space travel packages for about $US200,000, beginning in 2012. Wilson says that’s cheap. I say that’s relative. More »
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British Government to Launch Satellites Into Orbit on the Back of Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo
12:00PM Adrian Covert | Looks like the WhiteKnightTwo won’t be all play after all, as the British government wants to use Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft to send some state satellites into low orbit. More »
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11:23AM Nick Broughall | Oh God yes. Remember the otherweek when we told you that Virgin Blue were teasing the idea that they were giving away a trip on Virgin Galactic? Well they are. Or, to be more precise, they’re giving away 25 million Velocity frequent flyer points, which is enough to claim your place on a trip to space. More »
Virgin Are Giving Away A Virgin Galactic Flight… (Kind Of)
11:23AM Nick Broughall | Oh God yes. Remember the otherweek when we told you that Virgin Blue were teasing the idea that they were giving away a trip on Virgin Galactic? Well they are. Or, to be more precise, they’re giving away 25 million Velocity frequent flyer points, which is enough to claim your place on a trip to space. More »
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10:00AM Nick Broughall | Tipster Brian Houston over at Videosift.com received an email from Virgin’s Velocity rewards program with the above image attached. He reckons it’s hinting at the ability to redeem your Velocity frequent flyer points for a seat on their Virgin Galactic flights. I reckon he’s probably right. Obviously we’ll have to wait for February to come around before we know for certain, but if it is the case, expect to pay an absolute crapload of frequent flyer points for the privilege. In fact, if you don’t already fly Virgin everywhere, and have a Velocity rewards credit card for all your expenses, I’d say you probably won’t ever earn enough points to redeem a Galactic flight. In any case, we’ll see what Virgin have to say come February…
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Will Virgin Galactic Offer Flights Redeemable With Frequent Flyer Points?
10:00AM Nick Broughall | Tipster Brian Houston over at Videosift.com received an email from Virgin’s Velocity rewards program with the above image attached. He reckons it’s hinting at the ability to redeem your Velocity frequent flyer points for a seat on their Virgin Galactic flights. I reckon he’s probably right. Obviously we’ll have to wait for February to come around before we know for certain, but if it is the case, expect to pay an absolute crapload of frequent flyer points for the privilege. In fact, if you don’t already fly Virgin everywhere, and have a Velocity rewards credit card for all your expenses, I’d say you probably won’t ever earn enough points to redeem a Galactic flight. In any case, we’ll see what Virgin have to say come February…
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