Space Tourism Plans Announced
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(Sept. 27) -- You could soon have an out of this world trip for the right price. Virgin Atlantic&#39;s Richard Branson announced Monday that his company has signed an agreement to start offering the world&#39;s first commercial flights into space.
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A proposal for the UK to join the International Space Station project is put forward by a group of scientists and engineers.
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LONDON -- Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space.
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A commercial spaceliner and a Woodstock-like space festival are the next planned steps in what has been called a &quot;personal space flight revolution.
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It was a staple of 1960s science fiction that the future would involve flying cars and holidays on the moon. While the mass-production flying car hasn&#39;t yet hit the showrooms, the prospects for space tourism have taken a few steps closer.
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Entrepreneur and part-time daredevil Richard Branson plans to launch the world&#39;s first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds.
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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.
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NASA is reviewing a list of&nbsp;fission-powered missions  that could pre-empt&nbsp;the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) effort now being  eyed for space travel no sooner than 2015.
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Three spaceships are set to rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) by the end of February, according to the latest programme unveiled by space agencies.
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Two habitation modules emblazoned with the United Kingdom's Union Jack could launch to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2011 under a new plan devised by British scientists and engineers.
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The advent of space tourism is one step closer with the safe return this week of a private manned rocketship from âthe edge of spaceâ.
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The aerospace company EADS Astrium says it will build a plane to take fare-paying passengers on sub-orbital space rides.
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The launch of &quot;Shenzhou IV&quot; manned spacecraft has been listed on the agenda next year, and the countdown for the relevant supporting work has also started.
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his Virgin company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years.
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pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has signed a deal with a company owned by British entrepreneur Richard Branson to develop space tourism.
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Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson unveiled part of his Virgin Galactic spacecraft, expressing hope that millions will be able to travel into space in coming decades and vowing to do his part to make that a reality.