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From: mistermj3/23/2007 10:58:01 PM
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Virgin Galactic, NASA Team Up to Develop Space-Plane Travel
John Roach
for National Geographic News



March 20, 2007
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism venture of billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, is the first step toward hypersonic travel between Earth-based cities, according to a company executive.

Hypersonic speeds are greater than five times the speed of sound. An aircraft flying that fast could theoretically reach London from New York in less than an hour.
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news.nationalgeographic.com
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