Virgin Galactic Eyes NASA Crew Program

By Irene Klotz

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Virgin Galactic plans to join the growing list of companies vying to fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and is considering options for competing in the agency’s upcoming Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) follow-on program, chief executive Richard Branson says.

“There’s about four companies that are seriously looking ...

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