RICHARD BRANSON

NASA's Space Shuttle Operations Chief Heading to Virgin

Space shuttle Launch Integration Manager Mike Moses speaks about a hydrogen leak in Cape Canaveral
Deputy space shuttle program manager and former flight director Mike Moses is leaving NASA to oversee operations for Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight company owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Group, the company said on Tuesday.
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Powerful Hurricane Irene Churns Toward Southeast US

A strengthening Hurricane Irene churned on a northwest track toward the Southeast United States on Tuesday, threatening the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas with battering winds and rain and dangerous surf.
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Hurricane Irene Heads for Carolinas; Could be Category 4 Storm

Hurricane Irene continued its path of destruction on Monday with winds reaching up to 100 mph as it headed towards the U.S. The Category 2 storm left one million Puerto Rican people without power on Monday, wreaked havoc in the Dominican Republic, destroyed Richard Branson's Virgin Island home, and appears on a direct path for North and South Carolina.
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Kate Winslet escapes fire at Branson holiday home

British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was among the guests who escaped unhurt from a fire which swept through Richard Branson's Caribbean holiday retreat overnight, the billionaire said on Monday.

Russia's Energia Eyes Moon Ride

Energia, the designer and manufacturer of Soyuz manned spaceships, is planning a commercial flight either directly to the moon or to dock first with the International Space Station (ISS) and later pay a visit to the moon.
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Russia Plans Luxury Hotel 217 Miles Above Ground

After Sir Richard Branson made the dream of commercial space tours a reality through his Virgin Galactic firm, a Russian firm in a similar vein is planning to launch the world's first space hotel.
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Prince Harry to be The First Royal in Space?

"Harry has already completed his studies of Land and Sea Surveillance and Oceanology - part of Astro training - and can't wait to get into one of Nasa's T38 training jets," a royal source said.

Top 10 Luxury Vehicles of Richard Branson [PHOTOS]

Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson is known for his many exploits in the travel and tourism industry. From space tourism to new ventures in the railway sector, the British entrepreneur has a deep-set passion for high-end adventurous vehicles.
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Virgin Galactic Appoints First CFO

Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, has appointed its first Chief Financial Officer. Kenneth H. Sunshine, former CFO at MDA Information Systems, National Institute of Aerospace and Aurura Flight Sciences, joins the company, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the space business with him.
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Branson Says Space Hotels Are Not Far Off

The landing of the Atlantis space shuttle that put an end to 500 million miles of space travel on Thursday has sparked lights in Billionaire Richard Branson's entrepreneurial mind as he prepares to make space tourism possible.

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