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Privatized Space Flight

The dream of privatized space flight saw it's first concrete step toward reality in June 2004 when the pilot of a science fiction-like contest rocketed the SpaceShipOne rocket plane 1/10 of a mile into the...

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      Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin First Man in Space April 12, 196179

Vacationing in Outer Space

The age of space tourism is rapidly approaching. What was once reserved for a select group of Astronauts, and, recently, very wealthy millionaires, will soon be coming within reach of the common man. The...

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Virgin Galactic spaceshiptwo

Richard Branson’s Virgin airlines unveiled the vehicle that will bring to the market, space travel for average, rich, people.   The plan is to have space flight for paying customers up and running in...

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(photo via MSNBC) Spaceship Two during construction75

Odds & Ends -- Along The Merry Way - Spaceship Two From Virgin Galactic (with Video Presentation)

(image via Kansas Highway Patrol) I, like many of us, am in constant "exploring mode." And, I run across lots of interesting information. I can't write about all of them, but, I hate to toss something of...

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The Argument of Space

I once posed the following question to a group of friends, one of which is my girlfriend. "If you could travel to space with a 100% chance of returning, would you do it?"

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Branson Presents: Space Envy

Have you ever heard of phone envy? You know, you buy a brand new phone and you’re really excited to show it off to everyone but then your friend one ups you with their brand spanking new phone the same day...

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Virgin Galactic Space Tours

Some of us are beach people and like to spend our vacations enjoying sun, sea and sand while others prefer snow and ice and enjoy skiing, snowboarding and toboggan rides. Snowmobiles may be your thing, or even...

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