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  • #space

    Spandau Ballet To Be First Intergalactic Band Aboard Branson's SpaceShipTwo Enterprise

    Last week I invoked the wrath of trance fans everywhere by suggesting Above & Beyond, rumored to be the first musical act in space, should be kept up there. Turns out Richard Branson chose Spandau Ballet instead. More »
    12/14/09
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    By Kat Hannaford
  • #space

    What Could Be More Suitable for a Space Ride Than Trance Music? Answer: Everything

    Here's an idea—why don't we round up every trance act and send them all into space? So we never have to hear that incessant doof doof noise any more. Let's hope Richard Branson agrees. More »
    12/08/09
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    By Kat Hannaford
  • #space

    First Video of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

    Here you have Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in shiny shiny video action, from every single angle. More »
    12/07/09
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #airplanes

    First Pictures of Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo Interior

    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 »
    07/29/09
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #space

    First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday

    This newly-released image shows the sun rising over Spaceport America. It hasn't been built yet, but construction starts this Friday. It will be the beginning of the real future, the stuff dreams are made of.* More »
    06/17/09
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic Rocket Blasts Off for the First Time

    The hybrid Nitrous Oxide rocket that will take SpaceShipTwo to 65 miles above the Earth at 2500mph (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 »
    05/28/09
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    By Jesus Diaz
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic's Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap

    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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    05/05/09
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    By Brian Lam
  • #space

    Video: Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo in Action

    We all know the Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo can actually fly. Now, Wired has an exclusive video of the plane in action, further squashing any skepticism of the plane. More »
    05/01/09
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    By Adrian Covert
  • #spacetourism

    Sweden's Ice Hotel Charging $200,000 for Space Trips in 2012

    So this Swedish destination, The Ice Hotel, has linked up with Virgin Galactic to begin selling space travel packages for about $200,000, beginning in 2012. Wilson says that's cheap. I say that's relative. More »
    03/19/09
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    By Adrian Covert
  • #space

    British Government to Launch Satellites Into Orbit on the Back of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo

    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 »
    02/19/09
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    By Adrian Covert
  • #spacetourism

    Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Flies For the First Time

    We saw ground tests last week, but yesterday morning WhiteKnightTwo—the funky-looking double-wide plane that will take SpaceShipTwo and its cargo of millionaires on suborbital spaceflights—finally took off on its maiden voyage.
    12/22/08
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    By John Mahoney
  • #spacetourism

    Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America Gets FAA Green Light

    It becomes less and less a future fever dream every day: Spaceport America in Las Cruces, NM, Virgin Galactic's future home, has gotten FAA approval to begin construction.
    12/18/08
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    By John Mahoney
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Performing Runway Tests

    Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, the ship that will deliver SpaceShipTwo into orbit, just started performing runway tests. We're one step closer to personal space travel, folks.
    12/15/08
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    By Adam Frucci
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic Turns Down $1 Million Offer to Make First Porn in Space

    I've got some good news for those of you who hold the seriousness of space exploration dear, and bad news for those of you who like to watch videos of two people doin' it: someone wanted to make a porn in space, and Virgin Galactic said no. More »
    10/03/08
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    By Adam Frucci
  • #space

    Virgin Galactic Will Help Monitor Climate As Well As Fly You to Space

    09/30/08
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  • #space

    Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch First NASA Certified for All Space Missions

    08/18/08
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  • #spaceships

    Virgin Galactic's White Knight, Branson, Rutan and Spaceman Buzz Captured on Vid

    08/06/08
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  • #spaceships

    Beautiful Video of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo

    07/28/08
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  • #spaceships

    Interview: Virgin Galactic Pilot...Space Pilot

    07/28/08
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  • #spaceships

    First Virgin Galactic White Knight II Photos

    07/28/08
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  • #spaceshiptwo

    SpaceShipTwo Spied, May Turn Out to Be A Private Space Turtle

    06/23/08
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