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Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the blasting-off dept.

quizdog writes "The latest issue of Wired has a story on Sir Richard Branson and the history of the Virgin Empire, focusing on his latest venture of partnering with Scaled Composites and Burt Rutan to bring the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne hybrid rocket technology to the point where paying passengers can slip those 'surly bonds' of the atmosphere. Starting at just $200,000 a pop - any chance of a volume discount?" We first mentioned this a while back, but Wired's coverage is nice to see as well.

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  1. I can't be the only one... by andalay · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... who thought someone got deflowered in space.

  2. Virgin done in space by Sir Richard by Core-Dump · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space

    Sjeez... some guys get all the luck.. lemme guess when she returns she's not a virgin anymore and will say to the press "it was like heaven"

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