Posted on 08/02/2009 3:49:19 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Last year Sir Richard Branson said that there is a real possibility that space travel could become a commercial and scientific norm in the near future. Some important progress is being made toward this prediction with yesterday’s news that an investment vehicle of the Abu Dhabi Government, Aabar, has taken a 32 per cent stake in Sir Richard’s Virgin Galactic. Another $100 million will be set aside for the development of a small satellite launch site in Abu Dhabi that could include spaceport facilities to host flights for space tourists.
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