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• Orange billionaire sends Spandau Ballet into space; they did “Rock Me Amadeus,” right?

  
  jeffvrabel.com — Authority: 111
  Pictured: Spandau Ballet, or Dexys Midnight Runners, or possibly Taco GateHouse — As it is the New Year and a time for rebirth, rededication, refueling, rebranding and at least three weeks of semi-consistent exercise which will gradually taper off and then eventually plummet to a zero-baseline in what will ...
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• Virgin Galactic Above & Beyond Awesomeness

  
  Astroengine.com — Authority: 111
  If you know me, you’ll probably know that my passion for communicating space exploration is matched by one thing and one thing only: trance music . Interestingly the crossovers between space and music are many and trance is often the choice backing music of many space-based videos. So here’s one of my favorite ...
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• Richard Branson Boosts Private Space in BBC Focus Guest-Editing Stint

  
  WEIMAR WORLD SERVICE — Authority: 132
  The BBC, in addition to producing untold hours of radio and television programming around the world, owns Bristol Magazines Ltd, which -- as the name pretty much says -- publishes magazines. (It even produces them in Bristol.) The next time youre at Borders or Barnes & Noble or any other store with a big magazine ...
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• Final Frontier Goes Commercial

  
  REALscience — Authority: 119
  There are growing signs that outer space is going to become the domain of private enterprise. Since the U.S. space program began, it has been largely controlled by the federal government. But that’s all changing. The first spaceport just broke ground in New Mexico. The first commercial spaceline is being built and ...
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• Virgin Galactic Upgrades Web Presence

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  Web Host DediPower Hosting Website for Virgin Galactic Web Hosting Industry Review UK-based managed hosting provider DediPower (www.dedipower.com) announced last week that it will be working to provide the hosting platform for the web presence of the Virgin Galactic commercial space program. (...) Read the rest ...
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• The Deal Professors 2009 in Review, Part I: No Exit

  
  DealBook — Authority: 754
  In part one of his 2009 year in review, the Deal Professor examines the general trends of what he predicts will be a flatter deal-making landscape for some time to come.
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• Virgin Galactic Officials Remain Optimistic on Aabar Deal

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  Richard Branson after his first flight aboard WhiteKnightTwo at the Oshkosh airshow. Questions on Security Mar Foreign Investments The New York Times Executives at Virgin Galactic, by comparison, say they remain confident they can clear up government concerns about the proposed sale of 32 percent of their ...
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• Santa In Training: A Checkout Before The Big Flight

  
  GeekDad — Authority: 648
  Tonight is a big night for a certain big guy. Santa Claus has already begun his ride and folks all over the world expect this night be smooth. But how can we all be so sure Santa is ready? In order to achieve this great feat Santa has to undergo a number of stresses that generally require a level of training ...
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• UK-based managed hosting provider DediPower to provide the hosting platform for the web presence of the Virgin Galactic

  
  Top 10 Dedicated Server Hosting Reviews, News and Articles — Authority: 127
  UK-based managed hosting provider DediPower (www.dedipower.com) announced last week that it will be working to provide the hosting platform for the web presence of the Virgin Galactic commercial space program. The announcement, announced in the immediate wake of the presentation of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, ...
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• The Space Review: UK’s Space Agency, Mars and “Selling Peace”

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  In the Space Review this week…. Dwayne Day describes how some advocates have pinned their hopes for humanity’s future in space on specific technologies or ideologies. Taylor Dinerman looks at the UK’s plans for a space agency. Frank Stratford argues that exploring Mars is all about preserving, and ...
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• Scottish Bus Mogul Turns Down Richard Branson’s Space Tourism Invitation

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  Artists conception of WhiteKnight2/SpaceShipTwo in flight (credit: Virgin Galactic) Richard Branson invites Brian Souter on space flight Perthshire Advertiser He’s invested in planes, trains, automobiles and buses but high-flying Stagecoach pioneer Brian Souter has decided space travel is a step too far. ...
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• Sir Carbon Emissions, STFU

  
  Needlenose — Authority: 424
  Carbon limits are for the little people! Faster, driver! Sir Richard Branson saw fit to lecture to world leaders currently debating carbon emissions limits at Copenhagen on behalf of the airline industry.  “Reduction targets”, not carbon taxes is what he’d like .  He’s also pushing the idea of moving the ...
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• Kiruna Set to Become Space Tourism Hub

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  Space tourism to take off in Kiruna The Local If all goes to plan, billionaire Richard Branson’s spaceships will take off with tourists on board in 2012 – from Kiruna in the far north of Sweden. (...) Read the rest of Kiruna Set to Become Space Tourism Hub (120 words) © Douglas for Parabolic Arc , ...
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• CSA: SpaceShipTwo Shows Power of California Innovation

  
  Parabolic Arc — Authority: 452
  The WhiteKnightTwo rolls out with SpaceShipTwo. (Photo Credit: Sam Coniglio) CSA PRESS RELEASE Dramatic skies, sensational lighting and stirring music formed the back drop this evening from which designer Burt Rutan and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson revealed SpaceShipTwo in a theatrical extravaganza befitting ...
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• Questions on Security Mar Foreign Investments

  
  DealBook — Authority: 754
  As foreign investors once again try to buy American industrial assets, the Obama administration is grappling with how to protect national security while promoting economic recovery.
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• NYT > World: Questions on Security Mar Foreign Investments

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 480
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Foreign investors’ moves to buy U.S. industrial assets are getting a wary reaction from the Obama administration.
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• SpaceShipTwo By Virgin Galactic

  
  Fun is 2 cool — Authority: 120
  SpaceShipTwo will fly higher than SpaceShipOne, to a height of 110 km in order to go beyond the defined boundary of space (100 km) and lengthen the experience of weightlessness. The spacecraft will reach around Mach 3 (1000 m/s), which is faster than current fighter jets are capable of attaining; however, the ...
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• NYT > World: Questions on Security Trip Foreign Investments

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 480
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Applications by foreigners wanting to invest in American businesses are rising, but some are being denied by the government.
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• Questions on Security Trip Foreign Investments

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  Firstgold has mining leases on 8,300 acres of mostly federal government property in Nevada, including Relief Canyon, above.
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• EcoMeme: The Future of Flight, Fuel Efficient?

  
  EcoSalon — Authority: 514
  Some people think aviation and space exploration suck – fossil fuel that is. Not to mention clean air, and quiet habitat. Can these industries, so essential to global scientific and economic progress, go green? The race is definitely on. Offering hope, inspiring blog posts and tweets-a-plenty over the past two ...
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