Virgin Galactic
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Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space-tourism company reached an altitude of 53.5 miles (86 kilometers) over the New Mexico…
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Virgin Galactic has completed its first crewed space flight. “It was picture-perfect,” Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier told The Verge after the flight was completed. “We’re going to go through the data deeply and thoroughly, as we always do.” In a statement, Colglazier called the flight a “major step forward for both Virgin Galactic and…
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