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Published Date: 21 February 2007
MPs were today set to hear details of Sir Richard Branson's plans to take tourists into space.
Representatives of Branson's Virgin Galactic were due to give evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into space policy. Sir Richard hopes to launch "the world's first spaceline" by 2009.



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  • Last Updated: 21 February 2007 9:58 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Virgin
 
1

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

Newington 21/02/2007 12:56:10

Let's hope the spaceport does get built at Lossiemouth. I've started saving for my ticket already...

2

bill, england,

21/02/2007 13:10:12

I think I'll wait for Ryanair's service.

3

John smith,

glasgow 21/02/2007 15:32:01

First he wants to tackle climate change and green gas emitions now he want to put rockets with people in in the space which will have a cost in the environment as well, so I don't understand much this man, he wants to look good in front of the cameras but then, money is the only important thing. By the way the space is full clutter and rubbish as much as the earth is.

4

A Friend of Fernando Poo,

Newington 21/02/2007 17:26:41

#3 John Smith : It makes sense to try to colonise other planets just in case things go completely to sausages on this one.

Besides, if we can get a lot of polluting industry out into space, it'll be less load on the biosphere.

Really, expansion into space is the only way we *can* expand the economy indefinitely without compromising the biosphere.

5

twowheel loon,

21/02/2007 23:03:52

We need to get out there, by that I mean the resources, at the moment we are stuck on one small planet with finite resources that are rapidly running out. In space there are immense amounts of energy (solar) materials (asteroids). We need to be able to exploit these resources, do we stay on this rock and slowly go downhill and die or make use of what is available?

It's raining soup out there and we don't even know what a bowl is never mind a bucket, quote from- answers please?


 

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