<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Virgin Galactic one step closer to space tourism : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/"/><tagline>Virgin Galactic one step closer to space tourism : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2009, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2009-11-23T20:28:37+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic one step closer to space tourism]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/118591/1/" /><id>118591</id><summary><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic one step closer to space tourism]]></summary><issued>2009-05-30T08:38:43+01:00</issued><modified>2009-05-30T08:38:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic completed a successful test yesterday of its hybrid nitrous oxide motor that will propel space tourists into orbit. SpaceShipTwo will launch into orbit using these motors after reaching the upper atmosphere after detaching from the mother ship called Eve.]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</script></div><entry><title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic Unveil The Mothership]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/70457/1/" /><id>70457</id><summary><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic Unveil The Mothership]]></summary><issued>2008-07-29T10:49:11+01:00</issued><modified>2008-07-29T10:49:11+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[In the Mojave desert, Richard Branson today showed off for the first time the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft that will launch his commercial space craft SpaceShipTwo.<br/><br/>More info a the official site <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.virgingalactic.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Virgin Galactic</a><br/><br/>Obviously a complete coincidence that this coincides with NASA's 50th.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Here's what you need to know to fly into space]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/48571/1/" /><id>48571</id><summary><![CDATA[Here's what you need to know to fly into space]]></summary><issued>2008-01-27T16:16:24+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-27T16:16:24+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Follow up to <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/science/astronomy/l/48123/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">willster's earlier post</a> about Sir Richard Branson's space tourism endeavor.<br/><br/>dmmit I've fixed this themepic crop 2 times now....]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19006/1/" /><id>19006</id><summary><![CDATA[The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space]]></summary><issued>2007-05-04T09:51:07+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-04T09:51:07+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Museum in Space?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/5241/1/" /><id>5241</id><summary><![CDATA[Museum in Space?]]></summary><issued>2006-11-06T08:33:00+01:00</issued><modified>2006-11-06T08:33:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A blog post suggests that Hubble could be kept in a high-orbit 'museum' rather than being made to crash into the Earth's atmosphere.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Virgin goes galactic with satellites ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/129700/1/" /><id>129700</id><summary><![CDATA[Virgin goes galactic with satellites ]]></summary><issued>2009-08-02T09:34:09+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-02T09:34:09+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The company is working with UK space exploration company Surrey Small Satellites on plans to develop a launcher that could propel a 200kg satellite into space at roughly 10pc the cost of current technology.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/2324/1/" /><id>2324</id><summary><![CDATA[NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris]]></summary><issued>2006-10-06T12:54:02+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-06T12:54:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The  1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Europe latest to unveil space tourism proposal]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/24735/1/" /><id>24735</id><summary><![CDATA[Europe latest to unveil space tourism proposal]]></summary><issued>2007-06-21T21:47:04+01:00</issued><modified>2007-06-21T21:47:04+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Astrium, the space systems arm of European aerospace company EADS, says it wants to build a four-passenger rocket-equipped jet to send space tourists to an altitude of 100 km (60 miles) above the earth for three minutes of weightlessness and a rare view of Earth's curvature.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Japan's First Space Cargo Ship Ready to Fly ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/132535/1/" /><id>132535</id><summary><![CDATA[Japan's First Space Cargo Ship Ready to Fly ]]></summary><issued>2009-09-07T09:16:34+01:00</issued><modified>2009-09-07T09:16:34+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The new cargo ship is poised to launch toward the station on Sept. 10 at 1:01 p.m. EDT (1701 GMT) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on a shakedown cruise. If all goes well, the inaugural spacecraft, called the H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), should arrive at the station on Sept. 17.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Virgin Atlantic Space Flight Demo]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/30825/1/" /><id>30825</id><summary><![CDATA[Virgin Atlantic Space Flight Demo]]></summary><issued>2007-08-09T16:09:59+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-09T16:09:59+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Amazing flight demo!  I hope I live long enough to do something like this.  Richard Branson (Virgin) is just the guy to do it too.<br/><br/>See also: <div style='display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;'><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/science/l/1448/1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.plime.com/science/l/1448/1/</a></div> <br/>(BBC news coverage posted by mrnelson)]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Branson unveils Virgin spaceship]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/1448/1/" /><id>1448</id><summary><![CDATA[Branson unveils Virgin spaceship]]></summary><issued>2006-09-28T10:27:39+01:00</issued><modified>2006-09-28T10:27:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson is set to unveil a mock-up of the Virgin vehicle that will carry customers into space.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Salmonella in Space Get Even Nastier ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/102016/1/" /><id>102016</id><summary><![CDATA[Salmonella in Space Get Even Nastier ]]></summary><issued>2009-03-25T08:01:05+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-25T08:01:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Scientists sent Salmonella bacteria to the International Space Station aboard two space shuttle missions in September 2006 and March 2008. The researchers found that when the bacteria were cultured in the microgravity environment of orbit, they became more virulent than those on Earth. The findings showed that the conditions in which the bacteria grows affect how dangerous it will become.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Space Curry - Now Safe For Sealed Space Suit Wearers]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/102576/1/" /><id>102576</id><summary><![CDATA[Space Curry - Now Safe For Sealed Space Suit Wearers]]></summary><issued>2009-03-27T17:17:23+01:00</issued><modified>2009-03-27T17:17:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Indian space programme hit a minor snag when it came to the menu.  Many traditional dishes have side effects that you don't necessarily want in a confined space with limited breathable air on board.  The Defence Food Research Laboratory have stepped up to help create a more pleasant atmosphere.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Space storm caught slamming into Earth's atmosphere]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/117658/1/" /><id>117658</id><summary><![CDATA[Space storm caught slamming into Earth's atmosphere]]></summary><issued>2009-05-27T06:36:52+01:00</issued><modified>2009-05-27T06:36:52+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A space storm has been observed exploding from a central point in Earth's upper atmosphere for the first time. The result could one day lead to better predictions of the storms, which can harm satellites and power grids on the ground.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin has successful test flight]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/8509/1/" /><id>8509</id><summary><![CDATA[Blue Origin has successful test flight]]></summary><issued>2007-01-03T20:37:04+01:00</issued><modified>2007-01-03T20:37:04+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Blue Origin, another competitor in the burgeoning private access to space market, has released news(with video) of a successful test flight 11 November. The company is backed by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Japan Hopes To Build A Space Elevator]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/77183/1/" /><id>77183</id><summary><![CDATA[Japan Hopes To Build A Space Elevator]]></summary><issued>2008-09-22T12:34:05+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-22T12:34:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The concept of a <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Elevator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">space elevator</a> has long been a dream for scientists and has here to date been a staple for science fiction authors. Japan hopes to change that and make the dream a reality.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Far-Out Photo: Sunrise in Space]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/128891/1/" /><id>128891</id><summary><![CDATA[Far-Out Photo: Sunrise in Space]]></summary><issued>2009-07-24T09:23:38+01:00</issued><modified>2009-07-24T09:23:38+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A new picture of a sunrise from space was taken with a handheld camera by astronauts Friday on the day the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station during shuttle mission STS-127.<br/><br/>Earth's atmosphere appears as a thin crescent shape ranging from white to blue to purple, while the planet in the foreground is a black as the void beyond.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Space telescope unveils hidden cosmic giant]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/44294/1/" /><id>44294</id><summary><![CDATA[Space telescope unveils hidden cosmic giant]]></summary><issued>2007-12-15T07:49:40+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-15T07:49:40+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Costa Rica Creates a Trash Collecting Space Rocket, Will Offer Rides to Mars]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/technology/l/135837/1/" /><id>135837</id><summary><![CDATA[Costa Rica Creates a Trash Collecting Space Rocket, Will Offer Rides to Mars]]></summary><issued>2009-11-19T11:39:16+01:00</issued><modified>2009-11-19T11:39:16+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has developed a plasma rocket which could cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica. For now, Franklin plans to use the rocket, called the VASIMR, as a a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Bugs in Space: Can They Survive? ]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/43851/1/" /><id>43851</id><summary><![CDATA[Bugs in Space: Can They Survive? ]]></summary><issued>2007-12-11T08:06:12+01:00</issued><modified>2007-12-11T08:06:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Catching a free ride to Mars takes more than sticking out a thumb, but some hardy Earth bacteria could survive as hitchhikers clinging to the outside of spacecraft, studies have shown. Now a set of experiments going up with space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station will test how exposure to the harshness of space might change bacteria during a simulated Mars mission.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/46817/1/" /><id>46817</id><summary><![CDATA[Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth]]></summary><issued>2008-01-11T00:34:46+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-11T00:34:46+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A moth-like structure with a 22-billion-mile wingspan is hovering out in space. This giant is actually a massive cloud of dust surrounding a nearby, young star imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope that has shown astronomers that these dust disks can take on unexpectedly unusual shapes.]]></content></entry></feed>