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Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months

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AFP - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months, and that space hotels are next on the drawing board. The project's SpaceshipTwo, an aircraft built by aviation engineer Burt Rutan and designed to carry paying customers into suborbital space, had its maiden flight in the California desert in March. (www.france24.com) More...

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chiphermes
Chip Hermes 0
How many frequent flier miles will you get? I'm not joking.
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zenballwizard
Bill Webb 0
Pay for one of those flights, you should get comped on Virgin for the rest of your life. First class.
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Myndy
Ian Smith 0
Hope Virgin don't use the same booking/baggage computers they use in Australia. They crashed early this week.
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