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Space Cowboys High-profile entrepreneurs pursue the final frontier.   |
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November 2005
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Adventure Travel 2006: The Best Trips: Space Space Adventures and Virgin Galactic are two companies likely to be selling rides into space by 2008. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Bezos: Up, Up, and Away! The Amazon founder is about to reach for the stars. His company, Blue Origin, will go head-to-head with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic in seeking to take adventuresome tourists to the precipice of orbit before returning to Earth. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Blue Origin Lifts Off Bezos' prototype spacecraft nicknamed Goddard climbed to 285 feet before descending back to Earth. That's an important step forward on a long path toward the heavens. History teaches that billion-dollar innovations are created slowly. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2010
Tim Beyers |
This Rule Breaker Is Otherworldly Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is one of five companies that will share $50 million in stimulus funds designed to create commercial space vehicles that NASA will use to ferry astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Stocks' Final Frontier As we reach for the stars, are there opportunities for investors in the new space race? |
AskMen.com
May 29, 2008
Jacob Franek |
5 Things You Didn't Know: Space Tourism Here are a few things you probably didn't know, but may want to remember, if you're interested in space tourism. |
Popular Mechanics
June 12, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Google Exec's ISS Trip Sends Yet Another Rich Geek to Space Two more big names are now set to join the pantheon of private citizens turned space tourists (if they'll even let you call them that anymore). And, you guessed it, they're both rich nerds -- again. |
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. |
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. |
Fast Company
David Lumb |
Jeff Bezos's Rocket Company Will Test Reusable Spacecraft Later This Year The company's New Shepard reusable capsule is designed to eventually carry tourists and science experiments to the edge of space. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2, 2008
Glenn Reynolds |
VC Cash in Tow, Space Tourist Biz Moves Beyond Early Adopters An analysis of the influx of money into suborbital flight and what that could mean for your vacation to the moon. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2008
Matt Sullivan |
Virgin Galactic and Burt Rutan Unveil SpaceShipTwo: First Look Burt Rutan's commercial spacecraft is 60 percent complete and test flights could occur this year. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
Win a Private Space Flight for $20--Pending Success of Commercial Spaceflight Sir Richard Branson hopes to offer tickets to ride in orbit for around $200,000. But new contests are promising flights for as little as $20. |
Popular Mechanics
July 29, 2008
Barbara S. Peterson |
What Virgin's WhiteKnightTwo Really Means to the Future of Space Even with prototypes now just about ready to fly, how relevant is this self-styled New Space Race? |
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. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Alan Deutschman |
Branding the Branson Way Marketing methods from Virgin's founder Richard Branson. |
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
October 5, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Go, Rocket Racer, Go! The Rocket Racing League (RRL) will re-create NASCAR, Formula One, and the America's Cup in the skies. Investors should get a thrill from this prospect. Dreams have helped to create billions in stock market value for generations. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Stocks Fools Love: SpaceDev A company that could put the va-va-voom in your portfolio this Valentine's Day. SpaceDev has proven it can sell, growing revenue for seven straight quarters. Cash flow has also expanded for four consecutive quarters. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Fast Company
Nikita Richardson |
Jeff Bezos's Rocket Company Just Came A Step Closer To Carrying Humans To Space Between Boeing, Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, Xcor, and Blue Origin, the private space race is fully underway. |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Kerry Capell |
Green is Virgin Territory Sir Richard Branson is a billionaire with a conscience, and he's turning his Virgin Group into a green empire while talking up conservation |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
David Noland |
The 'New Space' Race: Handicapping the Billionaire Rocketeers Fueled by interest in space tourism, as well as NASA contracts to replace the shuttle in 2010, the private "New Space" industry is finally looking like the real thing. |
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. |
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. |
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
January 20, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Fly the Friendly... Casino Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson promises to turn the new Airbus A380 into an airborne gaming hall. If global airlines follow suit, gaming technology stocks could offer huge jackpots for investors. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Tim Beyers |
To the Moon, Google! Google puts up a $30 million cash prize to whoever can explore 500 meters of the lunar surface and transmit high-definition video back to Earth before December 31, 2012. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2006
Todd Wenning |
Airline Stocks Are Flying High Frontier Airlines jumped 8.5% yesterday, and it's up 33% since late July. Is the rally just beginning? |
Wired
July 2003
Carl Hoffman |
The Right Stuff Forget cyberspace. Geeks are about to conquer outer space. And the $10 million X Prize is just the beginning. |
Inc.
January 2005
David H. Freedman |
Entrepreneur of the Year In the entrepreneurial achievement of 2004, Burt Rutan became the first private businessman to launch human beings into space. His ultimate goal: to make space flight routine -- and turn a big profit. |
Fast Company
September 2006
Alan Deutschman |
The Enlightenment of Richard Branson In a world where companies routinely bedevil customers, the Virgin chief is an angel, because he truly puts customers first. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Discount Space Flights up For Grabs An e-commerce site dedicated to finding online savings is giving would-be astronauts a break on upcoming commercial space flights. |
Entrepreneur
December 2006
Robert Kiyosaki |
Back to Your Roots Do your problems stem from a lost company mission? |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Otis Port |
Gentlemen, Start Your Rockets The race for space is heating up as private outfits head for the launchpad. The business community is now starting to look hard at suborbital tourism to make sure they don't miss an opportunity. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Jeff Bezos-Owned Blue Origin To Build And Launch Rockets On Florida's Space Coast The announcement was touted as a huge boost toward realizing commercial space travel, with Florida making efforts to position itself as a hub of "space commerce." |
National Defense
December 2010
Eric Beidel |
Interest Grows In Military's Space Troops The military has been looking into using space travel to rapidly insert troops or drones into battle for the better part of a decade, but the private sector may lead the way. |
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. |
Inc.
March 2006
Max Chafkin |
Updates Entrepreneur of the Year starts another company... Brightstar withdraws IPO filing, continues global expansion... |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Kerry Capell |
The International Bank of Branson Virgin's rescue bid for Northern Rock could position it as a global player. |
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. |
