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09.08.08

PopSci at the X Prize Cup Executive Summit

See our exclusive video from the high-powered brainstorming event that brought together the world's leading aerospace visionaries
By Megan Miller Posted 10.20.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

The Wirefly X Prize Cup kicked off Thursday with the exclusive X Prize Executive Summit, a high-powered brainstorming and networking event that brought together a distinguished group of the world's most influential entrepreneurs, astronauts, heads of NASA and the FAA, tech-industry experts and visionaries to talk about the future of the emerging personal-spaceflight industry.

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Unveiled! Virgin Galactic's New Ride

A first look at the interior of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourist vehicle
By Eric Adams Posted 09.28.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Click 'View Photos' to look inside the cabin of SpaceShipTwo. And for an eye-popping video ride, scroll to the bottom of the page Virgin Galactic today unveiled a mock-up of the slick, Philippe Starckâ€designed interior of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourist vehicle.

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It's a Rocket! It's a Plane! It's...Rocket Plane!

With its rocket-engine tail and fuel-packed fuselage, this modified business jet might be the first private craft to launch tourists into space
By Michael Belfiore Posted 08.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

Can't decide where to spend your fortune on a trip out of Earth's atmosphere? Check out our Tourist's Guide to Space.

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