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The man who flashed his pants to promote Virgin Airways is becoming a partner in a fund
World’s highest achievers use increasingly unusual methods in their quest for ideas
Notebook: The first commercial spaceport is a vast monument to human ambition, writes Leslie Hook
Question remains whether profit can be made from tourism
VSS Unity replaces failed SpaceShipTwo vehicle that broke up in testing
Amazon founder’s Blue Origin beats Elon Musk to take step towards space tourism
The power of prize money is rediscovered to spur innovation
Probe finds regulator saw scope for human error but still issued waiver to rules
Elon Musk is unlikely to be seduced by the flawed idea that setbacks are to be celebrated
SES, Eutelsat, Avanti and Inmarsat suffer over fears rocket setback will affect launch schedules
Backers emerge for satellite network bringing affordable internet to all
Size and cost revolution encourages start-ups to launch niche enterprises into orbit
Future of suborbital flight programme likely to hinge on report into fatal crash in 2014
Entrepreneur working to get next spaceship finished
Dramatic setbacks have not put off investors in the private sector space race
Investment is first major public initiative since Virgin Galactic crash
Space exploration, robotic and manned, deserves public funding
Investors reawaken dreams of intergalactic travel
Shares priced above the midpoint of its range to raise $307m and value the airline near $1bn
Virgin crash impact; tech spies, Alibaba and bank clean-up also in the news
Group’s ‘safety culture’ to be examined by US National Transportation Safety Board
Expert says SpaceShipTwo had too few safeguards
After the Virgin Virgin Galactic spacecraftlast week crash, attention turns to its potential impact on the group
Pioneers such as Sir Richard Branson can never calculate precise odds for their ventures
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