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Sunday, May 21
Once an astronaut, now Mike Massimino can’t wait to be a space tourist
Ars Technica — 8:30 am ET (1230 GMT)

Saturday, May 20
Professor Brian Cox: Scotland could be at forefront of space tourism industry in 20 years
Aberdeen (Scot.) Press and Journal — 8:02 am ET (1202 GMT)

Friday, May 19
Virgin’s space flights fully booked until 2021
The Australian — 4:53 am ET (0853 GMT)

Tuesday, May 16
Good to go for GTO: Soyuz to launch SES-15 satellite from French Guiana
SpaceFlight Insider — 7:23 pm ET (2323 GMT)
Your smartphone could be your ticket to space — if Space Nation takes flight
Space News — 7:12 pm ET (2312 GMT)

Monday, May 15
'Space Tourists' Will Wear Special Socks on High-Altitude Balloon Flights
SPACE.com — 8:37 pm ET (0037 GMT)

Saturday, May 13
Former NASA Engineer’s Interesting Take on Women in Science
WTTW-TV Chicago — 8:20 am ET (1220 GMT)
Space travel as a unifier? Adler honors woman helping launch Virgin Galactic
Chicago Tribune — 8:19 am ET (1219 GMT)

Wednesday, May 3
Phew! Virgin Galactic's re-entry system seems to be working
CNET News.com — 5:25 am ET (0925 GMT)
Virgin Galactic VSS Unity passes feather test
SpaceFlight Insider — 5:09 am ET (0909 GMT)
Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism goal
Orlando Sentinel — 4:44 am ET (0844 GMT)

Tuesday, May 2
SpaceShipTwo tests feather system on latest glide flight
Space News — 7:51 pm ET (2351 GMT)
Virgin Galactic Conducts Critical Flight Test of New SpaceShipTwo
Popular Mechanics — 4:58 am ET (0858 GMT)
Virgin Galactic tests Unity's re-entry system for the first time
Engadget — 4:42 am ET (0842 GMT)

Monday, May 1
Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo space plane flexes its wings in flight for first time
GeekWire — 8:22 pm ET (0022 GMT)
SpaceShipTwo Completes Feathered Glide Flight
Parabolic Arc — 8:21 pm ET (0021 GMT)
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes 1st Test Flight of Revamped Re-Entry System
SPACE.com — 8:03 pm ET (0003 GMT)

Sunday, April 30
The race to space: Experts say 2018 will be the year space tourism takes off
CBC — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)

Friday, April 28
Branson noncommittal about SpaceShipTwo flight schedule
Space News — 7:44 pm ET (2344 GMT)
Virgin Galactic Aims to Fly Space Tourists in 2018, CEO Says
SPACE.com — 7:38 pm ET (2338 GMT)

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)

Intuitive Machines upgrading next lunar lander
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)

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