Tag: #spaceflight
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Richard Branson takes off for space
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. Billionaire Richard Branson launched a Virgin Galactic vessel destined for the edge of space from a facility in New Mexico on Sunday, hoping to kickstart the budding space tourism sector. At around 8:40 a.m. Mountain Time (1440 GMT), a massive carrier plane took off horizontally from Space Port, New…
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Pakistani woman going to space with Richard Branson
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. There will be dozens of ‘founder astronauts’ at the launch on Sunday, who acquired a ticket to journey to space in the earliest years after the Virgin Group was founded. Namira Salim is one of them, with plans to launch early next year. She has been waiting for 15…
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Who will fly to space with Jeff Bezos?
This report is by Raeesa Riaz. Former 82 year old US pilot Willie Funk, will join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the space flight. According to the company’s announcement, the owner of the company, Jeff Bezos, has invited Willie Funk to join the first human flight to be launched. Passengers aboard the rocket will be…