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Virgin Atlantic Licensing SpaceShipOne

Posted by Hemos on from the the-eventual-goal-of-course dept.

Tigerquoll writes "According to the Australian Broadcasting Commission, British airline magnate Richard Branson has announced a plan for the world's first commercial space flights and has signed a technology licensing deal with Mojave Aerospace Ventures - the US company behind SpaceShipOne. See scaled composites' media release and the Virgin Galactic website"

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  1. Branson? Makes sense by rde · · Score: 5, Funny

    As we all know, when you ride a Virgin you boldly go where no man has gone before.

  2. Meanwhile, at Virgin Atlantic, the webmaster says: by Brento · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Our press release was covered by Slashdot today! Perfect! Make sure our database guys delete all records received before October 1, because they're poor geeks who just want the brochure for free. Don't waste your phone calls on these freeloaders."

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  3. Air Miles by payndz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woohoo! *Finally* a use for all those damn Air Miles I've accumulated!

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