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  • A portrait of space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  ....
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  • Virgin Galactic astronaut cover, for Guardian Weekend Magazine, London
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  • A portrait of space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  ..
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  • In the kitchen on a Sunday morning, space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts reads the Sunday newspaper while his wife empties the dishwasher in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters facility near Las Cruces.  .
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  • Space-suited frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts plays moon-walker at his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.   Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  ..
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  • Ordinary husband and wife Mark and Christine Easterfield stand awkwardly at the dirty picket fence with their Volvo car parked on the gravel drive outside their home near Cambridge, England. They are among the thousands of people who have paid the $200,000 fee for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  ...
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  • Ordinary husband and wife Mark and Christine Easterfield stand awkwardly with their Volvo car outside their large home near Cambridge, England. They are among the thousands of people who have each paid the $200,000 fare for seats on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.   Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  .
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  • Frequent flyer astronaut Alan Watts is presented to the media and space industry commentators by Sir Richard Branson during the Wired NextFest science fair, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City in his north London home, England. Alan, 51, runs an electrical company and qualified for a free space space flight after being contacted by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space company, having accumulated 2 million air miles on the Virgin Atlantic flight network. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. Flights start around 2009/10 at the new Philippe Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million facility near Las Cruces.  .
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  • The back of  famous greying-blonde head belonging to Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic is seen during SpaceShipTwo's replica model unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Galactic. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson and former Apollo (11) astronaut Buzz Aldrin chat after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo's unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • Designer Phillippe Starck standing at the nose of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Starck is design consultant for Virgin's space company and for SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA.  Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness.  Flights start around 2009/10 from a Mojave desert test facility but therafter, at the new Starck-designed SpacePort America, New Mexico, USA. a 27 square mile, $225 million headquarters and mission control facility near Las Cruces.  .
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  • Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic directors Will Whitehorn and Stephen Attenborough, talk to the media during the unveiling of their SpaceShipTwo concept model's unveiling at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.  Now under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009.  .Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness..Launched in September 2004 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will invest up to $250 million to develop the world's first commercial space tourism business with the building, testing and flying of five space shipShipTwos and two mother ships.  It is expected that within the first full year of commercial operations Virgin Galactic will enable 500 people to fulfil their dreams of becoming astronauts; in the last 4 decades the world has seen fewer than 500 astronauts. Flights start around 2009..28/09/2006
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  • A replica model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom will have paid $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will be able to see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico. ..
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  • Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson sits in the replica model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo during its unveiling of at the New York Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like a Stanley Kubrick movie set from '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than the future for everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starts in around 2009. Aboard the re-usable space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each of whom paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience just 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico. ..
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  • A computer-generated astronaut lies down on board a space flight on Virgin Galactic's  SpaceShipTwo's,  unveiled as a replica model during Wired NextFest at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. Under construction by Burt Rutan in Mojave, California and looking more like '2001 A Space Odyssey,' than future everyday holidays, SpaceShipTwo is a re-usable orbiting vehicle that will become an important tool for Man's leisure time in space when affordable commercial space tourism starting in 2009/10. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness. From these circular portholes, astronauts will see 1,000 miles having taken off from the new Spaceport America, New Mexico. .
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  • Sam and Eve Branson, son and mother of tycoon Sir Richard, relax together on a roof terrace in Manhattan, New York. Both are queueing to join the hundreds already having paid their $200,000 for Virgin Galactic's space tourism rides in 2009. Launched in September 2004 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will invest up to $250 million to develop the world's first commercial space tourism business with the building, testing and flying of five space shipShipTwos and two mother ships. It is expected that within the first full year of commercial operations Virgin Galactic will enable 500 people to fulfil their dreams of becoming astronauts. Aboard the space vehicle will be 6 passengers, each paying $200,000 for the 40 minute flight to 360,000 feet (109.73km, or 68.18 miles) and to experience 6 minutes of weighlessness.
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  • Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides during company presentation at Farnborough airshow. Virgin Galactic has developed the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo vehicles, based on the X Prize-winning SpaceShipOne. In his role, Whitesides is responsible for guiding all aspects of the company to commercial operation at Spaceport America in New Mexico. This includes oversight of The Spaceship Company, a joint venture with Scaled to manufacture additional vehicle sets. The company currently has deposits from over 455 individuals for its spaceflight experience. Prior to Virgin Galactic, Whitesides served as Chief of Staff for NASA, where he provided policy and staff support to the agency's Administrator. Upon departure from the agency he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award the agency confers.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson speaks to audience during Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough Air Show.
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  • Sir Richard Branson consiults with Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides during new space tourism presentation.
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  • Virgin Galactic's Stephen Attenborough with Richard Branson and other executives during announcement presentation at Farnborough
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  • Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson speaks to audience alongside other executives during announcement presentation.
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  • Scale model of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo space vehicle with SpaceShipTwo in the middle at air show PR event.
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  • Scale model of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo space vehicle with SpaceShipTwo in the middle at air show PR event.
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  • Scale model of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo space vehicle with SpaceShipTwo in the middle at air show PR event.
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  • Virgin Galactic logos backdrop and executives' silhouettes during company space tourism presentation at Farnborough airshow.
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  • Empty seats to be filled by upcoming astronauts at a PR event by Virgin Galactic.
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  • Virgin Galactic space tourist Per Wimmer with WhiteKnightTwo space vehicle and SpaceShipTwo in the middle at PR event
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  • Virgin Galactic space tourist Per Wimmer with WhiteKnightTwo space vehicle and SpaceShipTwo in the middle at PR event
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson holds model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson holds model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson holds model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson holds model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson holds model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Richard Branson shows spectators a model of satellite LauncherOne after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Alongside his SpaceShipTwo vehicle, Richard Branson after Virgin Galactic space tourism presentation at Farnborough
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Poishing a model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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  • Signed up Virgin Galactic astronauts gather by SpaceShipTwo  model for another announcement by company executives at a PR event.
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  • Signed up Virgin Galactic astronauts gather by SpaceShipTwo  model for another announcement by company executives at a PR event.
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  • Signed up Virgin Galactic astronauts gather by SpaceShipTwo  model for another announcement by company executives at a PR event.
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  • Signed up Virgin Galactic astronauts gather by SpaceShipTwo  model for another announcement by company executives at a PR event.
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  • Signed up Virgin Galactic astronauts gather by SpaceShipTwo  model for another announcement by company executives at a PR event.
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  • Islamic lady and model of Virgin Galactic's space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) at the Farnborough air show.
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