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IEEE Spectrum January 2013 David Schneider	Virgin Galactic Space Planes Should Launch This Year $200,000 buys you a seat and the end result should be something science-fiction writers have long dreamed of: regularly scheduled passenger flights into space.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Tim Beyers	Virgin Starts (70) Mile-High Club Airline entrepreneur Richard Branson aims to take his company to the final frontier. Virgin Galactic will allow tourists to enjoy 4 minutes of weightlessness in space.
Wired January 2005 Spencer Reiss	Rocket Man Richard Branson conquered the world with the Virgin brand. Now, through a deal being negotiated with SpaceShipOne's owners, he wants to fly you to space with Virgin Galactic, the world's first off-the-planet private airline.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Tim Beyers	Virgin Takes Two Billionaire Sir Richard Branson sets his sights on the stars as work begins on SpaceShipTwo.
Entrepreneur April 2005 Mark Henricks	Space Cowboys High-profile entrepreneurs pursue the final frontier.
Popular Mechanics March 26, 2008 Matt Sullivan	California Startup XCOR Joins Space Tourism Race (With Video) Rocket engine manufacturer XCOR Aerospace offered a first look at its Lynx spacecraft, a uniquely designed two-seat plane that will be able to make several trips to space per day.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Capell & Zellner	Richard Branson's Next Big Adventure He has no qualms about jumping into the tough airline market in the U.S.
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Bank Systems & Technology February 13, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Virgin Money Debuts as Mortgage Lender in the U.S. Sir Branson's firm announces wholesale funding role, through lender acquisition here.
InsideFlyer March 2011	Virgin Alliance News reports say that Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways has said that the airline plans to join a global alliance within a year.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Dave Mock	Virgin Mobile's Privates Going Public The virtual mobile network operator plans a U.S. IPO. With intense competition for wireless customers always a concern, Virgin Mobile's growth prospects are certainly not guaranteed.
Popular Mechanics November 2006 Logan Ward	Burt Rutan: Final Frontiersman Rutan is working to make space travel cheap enough-and safe enough-for ordinary people to experience. If anyone can pull that off, says Apollo 11 astronaut and PM editorial adviser Buzz Aldrin, it's probably Rutan.
InternetNews October 27, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Silicon Valley Goes Into Orbit Got a few extra million just burning a hole in your pocket? A number of Silicon Valley pioneers are spending their spare change for a ticket into space.
Inc. March 2004 Christopher McDougall	Closing the Deal Three big-time investors have rolled into Miami to listen to 33-year-old whiz kid Marcelo Claure try to sell them a chunk of his cell phone distribution company that he started out of the trunk of his car.
Reason January 2005 George Passantino	Private Flight SpaceShipOne, the privately funded space vehicle, has returned to earth with the $10 million Ansari X-Prize. That one small trip for a ship was a giant leap away from the government's monopoly on space travel.
Popular Mechanics December 9, 2009 Rand Simberg	Virgin Galactic's Unveil Is Tip of the Iceberg for Private Spaceflight The ability to fly experimenters and their experiments into suborbit, regularly and cheaply, could be a game changer in terms of research progress.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 Christopher Palmeri	Space: The Private Frontier "Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots is Boldly Privatizing Space" is a worthwhile overview of the budding business of space travel.
Entrepreneur November 2008 Mike Werling	Branson: A Man of Many Milestones Richard Branson isn't defined by business or personal success. His life is a combination of both.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Tim Beyers	White Knight Courts Virgin If successfully tested, WhiteKnightTwo will prove that composites are perfectly usable for building high-altitude aircraft. Imagine how that might transform the airline industry.
Wired December 2004	After the X Prize Manned space travel's best hope is the private sector, not NASA. In the open market, entrepreneurs and space hobbyists will do in a decade what NASA couldn't do in 46 years: provide safe, reliable trips to the heavens for the cost of a Caribbean cruise.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Seth Jayson	SpaceDev Burns Rubber This is hardly a risk-free investment, but if you're the kind of person who wants to have a share of Harley-Davidson or Disney because you're a fan, here's your chance to own a bit of the next space race.
Popular Mechanics July 2007 Glenn Harlan Reynolds	Future of the Space Business: How Private Rocketeers Got Real To achieve liftoff at this watershed moment when they could begin to usurp NASA's stranglehold on space, billionaires rely on the propulsive power of profit in an industry based on competition and smarts.
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Fast Company October 2004 Alan Deutschman	Branding the Branson Way Marketing methods from Virgin's founder Richard Branson.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2009 Adrian Rush	One Small Step Closer to Civilian Spaceflight Virgin Galactic promises a "theatrical unveil" as the world's first commercial passenger aircraft designed for space travel gets set for its unveiling in the Mojave Desert.
Fast Company October 2004 Alan Deutschman	The Gonzo Way of Branding Billionaire Richard Branson has thrived by breaking the rules. Now he's tackling his greatest challenge, setting his sights on the United States and a new airline. He's testing himself and the limits of the Virgin brand.
Wired September 25, 2007 Miyoko Ohtake	Virgin Galactic Preps for Lift-Off at the World's First Spaceport New Mexico Spaceport Authority unveils design for world's first public launching and landing site for space vehicles.
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BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Otis Port	Private Space Travel: We May Have Liftoff If all goes well on June 21, the world's first private space plane will have shot 62 miles up into space before gliding back to land at the Mojave airport north of Los Angeles, launching a new revolution in space tourism.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2010 Brad Stone	Will Richard Branson's Virgin America Fly? The fun carrier has shown promise, despite byzantine regulations, powerful rivals, and airlines' tendency to hemorrhage money during recessions and spikes in fuel prices. But Virgin is at a turning point, and its future is far from certain.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Dave Mock	Virgin Mobile's Public Display Virtual wireless operator Virgin Mobile USA made its public debut yesterday, pricing its stock at $15 per share, on the low side of the expected $15 to $17 range.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Gerry Khermouch	Richard Branson: Winning Virgin Territory If anyone can make a prepaid phone plan seem cool, it's Richard Branson. As part of his assault on the fastest-growing segment of the wireless business, the brash chief executive of Virgin Group Ltd. is employing the same full-frontal sales tactics he brought to music, air travel, and vacation resorts.
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National Defense June 2007 Grace Jean	U.S. Space Initiatives Fall Short on Ambition For a perspective on the nation's science and technology status, one need look no further than President Bush's initiative to send Americans back to the moon by 2015.
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