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- Here's how the billionaire space race hurts the environment Wed, 21 Jul 21, 3:30amRichard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a move that has reignited the conversation about rocket pollution...
- Fancy Leaving the Planet? Virgin Galactic Announces a November Flight Mon, 9 Nov 20, 5:00amVirgin Galactic has announced their first flight from Spaceport America to be launched from November 19-23rd.
- Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is almost ready to launch into outer space Thu, 12 Oct 17, 1:37amAfter over a decade in development, Virgin Galactic, a private space travel service founded by billionaire Richard Branson, is almost ready to enter orbit. “We are hopefully about three months before we are in space, maybe...
- Richard Branson's new supersonic jet will fly 2X faster than the speed of sound Fri, 12 May 17, 11:57pmWould you like to travel between New York City and London in just 3 hours and 15 minutes? In a few years, that could be possible. Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic and startup Boom Technology have partnered to build a supersonic...
- Cosmic Messenger records your messages and sends them into outer space Wed, 15 Apr 15, 9:56pmIf you find the $250,000 tag price for a Virgin Galactic seat a bit too steep, there are other ways to reach the final frontier. With Nooka's futuristic Cosmic Messenger you can record your own private message, send it into...
- Virgin Galactic’s First Rocket-Powered Flight Breaks Speed Of Sound Thu, 2 May 13, 6:00amSir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic - the world’s first commercial spaceline - just announced that its SpaceShipTwo (SS2) successfully conducted its first rocket-powered flight...
- Virgin Galactic Space Tourism Flights To Start Next Year — But What’s The Environmental Cost? Wed, 18 Jul 12, 2:25amThere has been a lot of debate about the merits of space tourism over the last few years. Some see it as a luxury for the super-rich, others an opportunity to go where only a lucky few have gone before — but one thing...
- Oscar Vinals’ XLDron Zero Gravity Rocket Plane Concept Launches Tourists Into Space Wed, 14 Dec 11, 12:16amVirgin Galactic recently started taking reservations for the first mass tourist trips into space; now designer Oscar Vinals envisions a way to make space tourism possible for the day tripper, with the XLDron Zero Gravity...
- Foster + Partners Officially Launch Virgin Galactic Gateway Spaceport Wed, 19 Oct 11, 6:58amRead the rest of Foster + Partners Officially Launch Virgin Galactic Gateway Spaceport Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "leed", energy efficient, Environmentally Friendly, Foster + Partners, Foster...
- Foster + Partners Unveil World’s First Commercial Spaceport Tue, 26 Oct 10, 5:45amNew Mexico is well on its way to hosting the world’s first commercial passenger spaceport as Foster + Partners’ Spaceport America was dedicated this weekend...
- Space Tourism Could Exacerbate Climate Change Tue, 26 Oct 10, 1:44amLast week saw the opening of the world’s first spaceport in New Mexico, and while it may be ushering in a new era of adventure, some scientists believe that space tourism flights could increase changes to the Earth’s...