Virgin Galactic joins fray to fly NASA astronauts
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 19:50
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, a U.S. offshoot of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, joined two separate teams vying for a $200 million NASA program to spur the development of private-sector space taxis, the company said on Thursday.