Brave New World? Next Steps Planned for Private Space Travel
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MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA -- While SpaceShipOneâs wispy contrail from sky to space quickly vanished into the thin desert air here, Mondayâs flight at Mojave Spaceport left a solid line in the sand -- to create a &quot;new space age&quot; of personal space travel.
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While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is&nbsp;exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually&nbsp;get to those destinations.
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The successful X-Prize mission of Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne last week was a major success for the commercial space industry. But although that success has led to the creation of space
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SpaceShipOne pioneer Burt Rutan gives a glimpse of what paying passengers can expect when they travel into space.
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So Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne has grabbed the $10 million Ansari X Prize. What&#39;s next for Peter Diamandis and the organization he started in the mid-&#39;90s to promote development of private spaceships?
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Sending people to the moon and Mars is no longer just President Bush&#39;s vision. It&#39;s officially the United States&#39; new mission in space.
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Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space.
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As we reach for the stars, are there opportunities for investors in the new space race?
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SpaceShipOne has completed its second suborbital flight in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize. SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned vehicle to reach space.
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Astronomical price gets you astronautical experience New designs for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane and the WhiteKnightTwo mothership were unveiled in New York today, supposedly bringing commercial space travel once step nearer.â¦
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Also: Congress OKs private spaceflight bill. [News.com Extra]
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LOS ANGELES -- The historic suborbital flights of SpaceShipOne have ignited interest in space tourism, but the budding industry and federal regulators must still resolve questions ranging from ensuring the safety of people on the ground to informing
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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 industry faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off...
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Sir Richard Branson announces that he has signed an agreement to develop the world&#39;s first privately funded space travel. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA.
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Blog: With that purpose in mind, space agency plans to share info with private industry.
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After years of capturing the imagination of wide-eyed daredevils, dreamers and would-be entrepreneurs, space travel for ordinary people may finally be taking flight.
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When a privately built rocket plane soared into space earlier this month, astronaut wannabes were giddy with the hope that they&#39;d finally make it off the planet.