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Virgin Galactic Is Ready to Kick Off Its Commercial Trips to the Edge of Space
Virgin Galactic is officially open for suborbital business. The private space venture is set to launch its first commercial flight in late June, the first in a series of trips to the edge of space.
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FAA Says Jeff Bezos Counts as an Astronaut After All
Citing the rise of space tourism, the Federal Aviation Administration has decided to end its Commercial Space Astronaut Wings Program, the regulator announced in a press release last Friday. Launched in 2004, the program was intended to bring attention to commercial space flight and to certify the pilots of commercial spacecraft. The FAA says this…
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Richard Branson’s Trip to Space Didn’t Go as Planned
Alarming new details are emerging about the historic Virgin Galactic flight that took billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space.
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In Big Middle Finger to Bezos, Richard Branson Set to Become the First Billionaire in Space
Virgin Galactic founder and billionaire Richard Branson announced Thursday he will travel beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in a test flight set for July 11. If the launch goes according to plan, he’ll be the first billionaire in space, setting the record just nine days ahead of the first planned spaceflight of another obscenely rich astronaut…