Monthly Archive for September, 2007Page 4 of 11

JACK OSBOURNE - OSBOURNE’S SPACE DREAM

Adrenaline Junkie star Jack Osbourne is looking for sponsors for his $400,000 space flight aboard Virgin Galactic.
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Out of this world holiday

Booking soon: the one package holiday that's out of this world – with a price to match. A trip to an orbiting space hotel.
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Marketplace: An out-of-this-world-business plan

NPR interviews Michael Belfiore, whose book “Rocketeers” chroncles the rise of the space tourism industry.
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To Go Where Few Have Gone Before : Industrial Market Trends

Space is for sale, so start saving now. Despite recent setbacks, the nascent commercial spaceflight industry continues to heat up. From civilian Moon trips to an Earth-orbit hotel, space tourism is booming.
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Business ready for takeoff

An interview with Eric Anderson, CEO of Virginia-based Space Adventures.
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Dave’s high-flying zero gravity treat for Princess Beatrice

It was very much a case of ‘Love is in the air’ for Princess Beatrice and her boyfriend Dave Clark when the pair embarked on a zero gravity flight aboard G-Force 1 - a specially modified Boeing 727-200 jet airliner.
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Publicity-Seeking Virgin Galactic Keeps Low Profile After Blast

Richard Branson’s publicity-seeking Virgin Galactic kept a low profile after a deadly blast at Scaled Composites, leaving it to Burt Rutan and his employees to answer questions and mourn the dead.
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Space trips ‘could make Scots town a world tourism destination’

A Scots town best-known for its airbase could become a world-famous tourist destination rivalling Egypt’s pyramids, an expert claimed yesterday.
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LOSSIE … WE HAVE A PROBLEM

A futurologist believes North-east Scotland will miss out on an “astronomical” opportunity if Lossiemouth loses the opportunity to launch Virgin Galactic space tourism flights to a rival bid from Cornwall.
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Something dangerous and new

Jeff Foust reports on a recent speech by Burt Rutan in which he discussed his plans for space tourism and the recent fatal accident at the Scaled Composites facility.
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