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  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    15:06 29 April 2013Space Tourism Suborbital missions

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...


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  • Air launch systems begin to come of age

    10:45 14 May 2013

    An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first...


  • IN FOCUS: SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight

    15:30 03 May 2013

    Space tourism venture completes 16s in-flight engine burn, bringing commercial suborbital flights this year a step...


  • Suborbital space tourism company Xcor selects ATK to build wings

    19:22 14 November 2012

    Suborbital tourism company Xcor has selected St. George, Utah-based ATK to build the wings and control surfaces of the...


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  • Air launch systems begin to come of age

    News | 14 May 2013 10:45 | David Todd

    An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first stage of a new air-launched...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-launch-systems-begin-to-come-of-age-385811/

  • IN FOCUS: SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight

    News | 03 May 2013 15:30 | Zach Rosenberg

    Space tourism venture completes 16s in-flight engine burn, bringing commercial suborbital flights this year a step closer...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-SpaceShipTwo-makes-first-powered-flight-385471/

  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:06 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/

  • Suborbital space tourism company Xcor selects ATK to build wings

    News | 14 Nov 2012 19:22 | Zach Rosenberg

    Suborbital tourism company Xcor has selected St. George, Utah-based ATK to build the wings and control surfaces of the Lynx Mk. I, currently under construction. Lynx...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Suborbital-space-tourism-company-Xcor-selects-ATK-to-build-wings-379020/

  • FARNBOROUGH: Virgin out to steal the show with SpaceShipTwo display

    News | 09 Jul 2012 05:00 | Dan Thisdell

    <p>If you're looking out for show stealers at Farnborough, Virgin Galactic (OE23) is likely to be one of the candidates.</p><p>The company will be lighting...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FARNBOROUGH-Virgin-out-to-steal-the-show-with-SpaceShipTwo-display-373895/

  • IN FOCUS: Virgin Galactic looks to the stars

    News | 12 Jun 2012 12:00 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic's decade-long project to open the age of suborbital spaceflight for fare-paying passengers got a shot in the arm last month with a US Federal Aviation Administration green light for rocket-powered test flights of SpaceShipTwo.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Virgin-Galactic-looks-to-the-stars-372564/

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  • So how does a British kid get to space as an astronaut?

    Blog | 20 May 2013 13:02 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2013/05/so-how-does-a-british-kid-get.html

  • Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is currently insured as an aviation risk rather than a space one

    Blog | 04 Feb 2013 11:27 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2013/02/space-tourism-is-it-a-bird-is.html

  • Sarah Brightman confirms she is flying to International Space Station

    Blog | 11 Oct 2012 10:06 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/10/sarah-brightman-confirms-she-i.html

  • ANALYSIS: Isle of Man rises to fourth favourite in manned race back to the moon (Updated)

    Blog | 22 Aug 2012 13:10 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/08/analysis-isle-of-man-rises-to.html

  • FARNBOROUGH: UK is seen as teacher in space growth quest as Roscosmos gets advice from SpaceX

    Blog | 12 Jul 2012 17:06 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/07/farnborough-uk-is-seen-as-a-le.html

  • FARNBOROUGH: LauncherOne detail scarce but Sir Richard Branson's space family steals show anyway

    Blog | 12 Jul 2012 11:13 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/07/farnborough-virgin-galactic-gi.html

  • Avoiding a leap into the unknown

    Blog | 25 Jun 2012 13:23 | Murdo Morrison

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog//2012/06/avoiding-a-leap-into-the-unknown.html

  • Space Tourism Conference: Orbital tourism goes lunar

    Blog | 21 Jun 2012 10:51 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/06/space-tourism-goes-lunar.html

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