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The X-37B: The Secretive Spaceplane That Spent A Combined 10 Years In Orbit – SlashGear

Eli Pacheco Mar 16, 2023

While the X-37 started as a NASA program in 1999, it didn't stay that way for very long. In 2004, the program was transferred to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) so it could field the "Approach and…

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Virgin Galactic will raise ticket prices to fly its spaceplane for four minutes- Technology News,…

Amelia Podder Aug 8, 2021

The New York TimesAug 08, 2021 16:27:16 ISTIf you were hoping to buy a ticket to space on one of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space planes, you’ll probably wish you bought one seven years ago. On Thursday, Virgin Galactic announced…

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flies to space: How Twitter reacted to Unity 22 launch- Technology…

Amelia Podder Jul 12, 2021

tech2 News StaffJul 12, 2021 16:37:39 ISTYesterday, Richard Branson crossed the imaginary boundary of space and spent 11 minutes experiencing life as an astronaut. He also earned his astronaut wings, pinned to his outfit by Canadian…

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Branson vs Bezos: Both billionaires are ready to blast into space, who’s got the better plan?-…

Amelia Podder Jul 9, 2021

The ConversationJul 09, 2021 12:36:07 ISTOver the next fortnight, Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will take off into space, because they can, on spaceships designed by their respective companies.…