<![CDATA[io9: Virgin]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Virgin]]> http://io9.com/tag/virgin http://io9.com/tag/virgin <![CDATA[Virgin Galactic's tourism spaceship, making its first flight with crew]]> Here's Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two cruising over the Mojave Desert last Thursday. The VSS Enterprise spacecraft didn't travel into suborbital space but stayed affixed to its mothership. Virgin's planned price for a few minutes of suborbital views? $200,000. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5589536&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Aren't You Building Your Own UFO Yet?]]> Do you know why Richard Branson was in such a hurry to unveil SpaceShipTwo last week? It's not because he loves cool toys — it's because he was worried an inventor who's created a personal UFO would steal his thunder. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5426220&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Virgin To Take Passenger Luggage To A New Level]]> For those who felt that Virgin Galactic's plan of passenger spaceflight fell down due to the lack of provision for satellites, relief is at hand: The company has announced that they will be adding private satellite launches to their offerings. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5379986&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Please Help Us Send Google To Mars]]> If only today's announcement from Google and Virgin were true. Supposedly Google and Virgin Inc. are teaming up to create Virgle, a scheme to settle Mars by about 2015, possibly because Mars is the last place Google can keep its server farms the right temperature. In this video, Google founders Sergey and Larry ask you to send in your Youtube videos explaining why you should be one of the first Mars settlers. More »
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