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The dangers are real, as are the discomforts
President looks to boost commercial flights to place US ahead of China
Rocket Lab blasts satellites into orbit from low-cost New Zealand launch facility
President’s directive changes priorities for Nasa but sets no target date
How the tech billionaires are planning to send you into space
Overlapping ambitions could usher in ‘golden age’ of innovation
Demand for management expertise as start-ups burst into life
Jeff Bezos’s company moves closer to putting people into space
Analysts predict Musk and others nevertheless will win out in battle over space industry
Rush of new operators into commercial space launches
Pledge comes as group that dispatches US spy satellites faces competition from SpaceX
Amazon chief sees ‘thousands of entrepreneurs’ backing cheap travel
Decision on engine provider for US national security space launches due this year
Successful landing a boost in effort to make rockets truly reusable
Amazon founder’s Blue Origin beats Elon Musk to take step towards space tourism
United Launch Alliance rebuffs $2bn Aerojet offer amid tussle for control of the nation’s rocket industry
United Launch Alliance says Vulcan’s first flight will be in 2019
Senate hearing sparks caution from CEO over rushed schedule for alternative to Russian engine
Investors reawaken dreams of intergalactic travel
Success in space travel needs investment most entrepreneurs are likely unwilling to make
Virgin Galactic’s oft-delayed commercial flights ‘nearly there’
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