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Virgin Galactic offers a peek inside SpaceShipTwo in VR, making its case in the space tourism race

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Virgin Galactic went so far as to lend out Oculus Quest headsets to journalists, including yours truly, so we could get an advance peek at a computer-generated interior with an eye-filling view of Earth and space out the window. Let’s start with the seats, which are arranged in threes on each side of a middle aisle.

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9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered

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We’ll be updating this post as the story develops. The teardrop-shaped vessel is 22 feet long, can carry five people, and is equipped with one, small porthole window on the front of the vessel, where there is also a small toilet. The company has also become known for leading deep sea tourism trips. After departing from St.

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9 questions about the missing Titanic submersible, answered

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This is a developing story, and we’ll be updating this post as new information becomes available. The teardrop-shaped vessel was 22 feet long, could carry five people, and was equipped with one small porthole window on the front of the vessel, where there was also a small toilet. How dangerous is deep sea tourism?

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It’s a date! Comedian Pete Davidson will headline Blue Origin suborbital space trip next week

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Marc Hagle , the president and CEO of Tricor International, a residential and commercial property development corporation. The other five spacefliers listed in today’s announcement are: Marty Allen , an angel investor and the former CEO of Party America and California Closet Company, among other ventures.

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‘Best day ever!’ Blue Origin sends Jeff Bezos on suborbital trip with oldest and youngest spacefliers

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For the first time, actual people were able to unstrap themselves from their seats in the New Shepard capsule, gaze through the wide-angle windows at the Earth below, and float around the cabin in zero gravity for a few minutes. Check back for updates in this developing story. “I was surprised at how easy zero-G was.

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Star Trek’s William Shatner finally reaches the final frontier in Blue Origin spaceship

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Shatner and the others had a few minutes to get out of their seats, float in zero-G and gaze at the curving Earth through the capsule’s picture windows. Blue Origin has faced setbacks on other fronts, including delays in the development of its next-generation BE-4 rocket engine and its orbital-class New Glenn rocket.

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The future of cities, according to the experts

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City developers have largely stuck to one- and two-bedroom units — rather than larger ones that can accommodate multiple children — because the margins are fatter, said EIG’s O’Brien, and there’s also a lack of flexible child care arrangements, due to what he calls “stifling regulatory environments.” So downtowns will greatly diversify.”

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