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Virgin Galactic Hires Former NASA Astronaut as Spaceship Pilot

Sturckow is the first astronaut to be plucked from NASA's ranks by Virgin Galactic ... A retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, Sturckow also has 26 years of military flight experience under his belt. [Photos: Virgin Galactic's 1st SpaceShipTwo Powered ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51883565/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/virgin-gala...

Preparing for Its First Space Trip, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Breaks Sound Barrier

The spacecraft reached a maximum speed of Mach 1.2 with its own rocket power. (Mach 1 is the speed of sound.) Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire, which includes space transportation company Virgin Galactic and commercial airline Virgin Atlantic ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51766562/ns/business-small_business/t/preparing-its-fi...

Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

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One of the books that made an impression on him in grade school was Robert Heinlein's "Red Planet: A Colonial Boy on Mars," which was published in 1949. "I started as a physics major in the university, but then I got accepted into med school and ...http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/19/18305415-why-sign-up-for-a-one-way...

Ten high-profile players in the commercial space race

When NASA's space shuttle fleet retires in 2011, the space agency will have to rely on Russian spacecraft and the private sector ... Click ahead to check out 10 of the top players in the race to commercialize space. PayPal co-founder Elon Musk has already ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39273082/ns/technology_and_science-space/

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Welcome | Virgin Galactic

Updated May. 17, 2013

29.04.13. VIRGIN GALACTIC BREAKS SPEED OF SOUND IN FIRST ROCKET-POWERED FLIGHT OF SPACESHIPTWO Sir Richard Branson witnesses vehicle-proving milestone as company sets ...http://www.virgingalactic.com/

Virgin Galactic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Updated May. 18, 2013

Virgin Galactic is a company within Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to space tourists, suborbital launches for space ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Galactic

Virgin Galactic - Company - Virgin.com

Updated May. 19, 2013

Virgin Galactic is the world's first spaceline. Giving you the groundbreaking opportunity to become one of the first ever non-professional astronauts. Virgin Galactic ...http://www.virgin.com/company/virgin-galactic

News | Virgin Galactic

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29.04.13. VIRGIN GALACTIC BREAKS SPEED OF SOUND IN FIRST ROCKET-POWERED FLIGHT OF SPACESHIPTWO Sir Richard Branson witnesses vehicle-proving milestone as company sets ...http://www.virgingalactic.com/news/