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New reality series to send winner into space

Sir Richard Branson has teamed up with reality TV czar Mark Burnett for a new series that will send the winner into space.

Trip into space with DiCaprio costs $1.55m

A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised 1.2 million euros for charity at a glitzy fundraiser at the Cannes film festival on Thursday.

Virgin Galactic tourist spaceship breaks sound barrier

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday, reaching Mach 1.2 in a test flight.

Ashton Kutcher signs up for Branson space flight

Actor Ashton Kutcher is set to go into orbit after becoming the 500th customer to sign up for Richard Branson's pioneering space ship, the British tycoon said Monday.

Singapore family books $1 million Virgin space flight

A Singaporean businessman, his wife and two children have paid $1 million to become the first Asian family to fly together on space-tourism airline Virgin Galactic. "I had lunch yesterday with a guy who got...

Branson opens world’s first ‘spaceport’ in New Mexico

Richard Branson on Monday opened the world's first-ever commercial spaceport in the New Mexico desert, the new home for his company, Virgin Galactic. The eccentric businessman inaugurated the building by breaking a champagne bottle against...

Virgin aims for first space launch within 12 months

British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel. "The mother ship is finished... The rocket tests are going...

‘Space port’ tours to open in New Mexico, US

Tours of the world's first space port, which is situated in the state of New Mexico, are to begin this week, it has been confirmed. Spaceport America will open its doors to the public for...
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