#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race

#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race

“#Musk, Bezos and Branson fueled by big egos in space race” Rocket fuel is not the only thing powering the space race that pits  billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson against each other. One-upmanship is a major accelerant. “There are big egos at play here,” Brad Stone, author of “Amazon Unbound: Jeff ­Bezos…

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#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space

#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space

“#FAA clears Virgin Galactic to fly passengers to space” Virgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration cleared the company to fly passengers to space, a major step toward the launch of commercial operations. The regulatory move could set the stage for Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson to try to beat fellow billionaire…

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#Virgin Galactic stock soars after successful test flight

#Virgin Galactic stock soars after successful test flight

“#Virgin Galactic stock soars after successful test flight” Shares of Virgin Galactic soared more than 25 percent in premarket trading Monday morning after the company completed its first spaceflight in over two years.  The successful test flight, which was completed Saturday, saw the company’s VSS Unity spacecraft hurtle to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere…

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#mass transport in floating magnetic pods

#mass transport in floating magnetic pods

“#mass transport in floating magnetic pods” In the desert just north of Las Vegas, a long white metal tube sits at the base of the mountains, promising to one day revolutionize travel. That is where Virgin Hyperloop, whose partners include Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, is developing the technology for passenger pods that will hurtle at…

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#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship

#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship

“#Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine tourist spaceship” Virgin Galactic unveiled its latest spacecraft Tuesday as it prepares to continue testing ships that it hopes will ferry tourists out of Earth’s atmosphere. The VSS Imagine is the first of Virgin’s “SpaceShip III” models, a new class of vehicles that the shuttle builder says will be easier…

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