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November 01, 2017

Airborne 11.01.17: $1B For Virgin Galactic, Evolution A/C, Massive TBM Turn-Out

Also: European Pilots Crowdfund, NAACP v American A/L, FAA v Tehachapi Airport, Alphabet Balloons Connect PR
 
Virgin Galactic, along with spinoff companies The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, are in line for an investment of $1 billion from the government of Saudi Arabia, which has an option to invest nearly another half-billion dollars in the future. Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, noted that, "We are now just months away from Virgin Galactic going into space with people on board and Virgin Orbit going into orbit and placing satellites around the Earth. This investment will enable us to develop the next generation of satellite launches and accelerate our program for point to point supersonic space travel.” Evolution Aircr

Small Asteroid Or Comet 'Visits' From Beyond The Solar System

If Confirmed, Would Be The First 'Interstellar' Object Ever Noted Near Earth

A small, recently discovered asteroid -- or perhaps a comet -- appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.

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