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Space Race Goes Private

Branson, tech peers are 21st century answer to NASA

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 4, 2007 11:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – Today’s wildest-eyed entrepreneurs were kids when Sputnik launched 50 years ago today, and they’re picking up the government’s slack by taking their inspiration spaceward. Men who made millions in technology are privatizing spaceflight, even egging each other on to compete: Google is...   Read full story »

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