Virgin boss in space tourism bid
516601
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson announces plans to secure the first commercial flights into space.
459104
British tycoon Richard Branson urged the aviation industry to join his Virgin Atlantic airline in an ambitious plan to combat the potential &quot;catastrophe&quot; of global warming.
207480
Airline mogul and adventurer Richard Branson announced plans Monday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before &#151; into space.
220434
EADS wants to boldly go where plenty have been before and beat the likes of Richard Branson to the stars.   The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company wants to get into the space tourism business before 2010.
685002
British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a hugely ambitious plan for the world's first commercial space flights, saying he would send &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts into orbit in the next five years.
132655
&quot;Virgin has been in talks with Paul Allen and Burt [Rutan] throughout this year and in the early hours of Saturday signed a historical deal to license SpaceShipOne&#39;s technology to build the world&#39;s
38648
Around 13,500 people plan to space passengers on Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson says.
693372
ENTREPRENEUR Richard Branson wants to fly flagship international airline Virgin Atlantic to Australian cities beyond Sydney, eventually introducing giant A380 double-decker planes on key routes.
167829
LONDON - The founder of Virgin Atlantic Airlines is spreading his wings. No longer content with conquering the skies, Richard Branson has set his sights higher-- much higher.
418848
By Steve Connor Sir Richard Branson yesterday defended his plans to offer [pound]100,000 trips into space while at the same time setting up a [pound]12.8m prize for scientists to devise a way of absorbing carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere.
732055
LONDON, England -- British entrepreneur Richard Branson announced his company has signed a deal to offer the world&#39;s first commercial flights to space under the branding &quot;Virgin Galactic.
23518
Richard Bransonâs plans for suborbital tourism may sound pie-in-the-sky, but he has details all worked out. When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them.
38103
Richard Branson of Virgin plans to invest in efforts to find renewable, sustainable energy sources.
500194
British entrepreneur Richard Branson is  to add a stem cell storage company to his sprawling Virgin  empire, a brand that already covers everything from cola and  lingerie to airlines and space tourism.
399326
LOS ANGELES - Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off...
707536
Sir Richard Branson is set to unveil a mock-up of the Virgin vehicle that will carry customers into space.
670938
British entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson -- known for placing his Virgin brand on everything from airplanes to trains -- wants to put his logo on a spaceship next.