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Virgin Galactic readies maiden suborbital flight

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A scale model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo in 2008 at the America Museum of Natural History in New York. British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars.

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For Chafer, what today seems like an indulgence for adventurous millionaires will spur the construction of facilities for a solar power satellite system, asteroid exploration, mineral extraction and research of compounds cheaper to produce in microgravity.
"Transportation is an enabling tool," the aerospace executive insisted.

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Reply#1 - Sun Dec 6, 2009 7:22 PM EST
dungbeetlemania

At my current rate, all I need is another 6000 years of Newsvine articles and I can afford a seat!

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Reply#2 - Mon Dec 7, 2009 1:25 AM EST
Synthesis

Economies of scale, though. By the time you get to article number 4,000, I'm sure the price will have gone down.

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#2.1 - Mon Dec 7, 2009 9:03 PM EST
dungbeetlemania

Well here's hoping lol.

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#2.2 - Tue Dec 8, 2009 4:10 AM EST
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nearing

Synth, if you watch the rest of Tsarion's stuff you will see why Sir Branson may not be so trustworthy.

[hint: he may be just another for the NWO]

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Reply#3 - Mon Dec 7, 2009 9:26 PM EST
Synthesis

Well, there's no shortage of 'em....

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#3.1 - Mon Dec 7, 2009 9:51 PM EST
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