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Space hotel on schedule to open in 2012

A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project. Read More

Virgin Galactic adds satellite launches to space tourism

Virgin Galactic now plans to launch satellites as well as tourists into space, the company confirmed at this week’s International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, South Korea. Read more

Virgin Galactic adds satellite launches to space tourism

Virgin Galactic now plans to launch satellites as well as tourists into space, the company confirmed at this week’s International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, South Korea. Read more

Spaceport Runway Progress

The construction of a new runway is well underway at Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport. New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) officials have released new aerial photos taken on September 13, 2009, of the 10,000-foot runway project,
which is designed to accommodate horizontal launch space and air operations at the spaceport. Read More

Sir Richard’s First Flight on VMS Eve

Sir Richard Branson Takes first Flight in VMS Eve at Airventure 2009 Today, at the world’s largest private air show (EAA Airventure 2009, Oshkosh, Wisconsin), Sir Richard Branson took his first flight in the mothership which will launch Virgin Galactic’s space tourism and science customers into space.
The space launch vehicle known as VMS Eve is a Read More