<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>2009-11-28T00:20:29+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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