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SCIENCE / NEWS Fri Dec 7, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

SF Gate -- It's like a James Bond film come to life. A company based on a tiny island in the British archipelago parachuted into San Jose on Thursday to become the first private team to enter a race to reach the moon by 2014 and thereby pocket most of a $30 million.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:18am neoform

BBC News -- The first private manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is set to go ahead in 2011, a US space tourism company has announced. The mission has been agreed between the company Space Adventures and the Russian federal space agency. A.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Tue Jul 3, 2007 @ 4:51pm neoform

BBC News -- The UK says it still believes the private sector should share the risk and the cost of developing Europe's satellite-navigation system, Galileo. The multi-billion-euro project has been beset with delays and a budget overrun. And in May, the European.. Read More

SCIENCE / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 8:29am neoform

Space.com -- You don't have to pack your bags quite yet, but passenger travel to the Moon is on the flight manifest of a space tourist company. The price per seat will slap your wallet or purse for a swift $100 million - but you'll have to get in line as the first.. Read More