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Meet the ex-Shuttleworth pilot who became Scotland's first astronaut

In Aeroplane’s monthly interview series, we recount the extraordinary flying career of Dave Mackay

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Interview: Melissa Thorpe, Spaceport Cornwall

As the CEO of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Thorpe talks to Mark Broadbent about the facility’s work and ambitious long-term plans

ANA signs MOU with Virgin

ANA Holdings, owner of ANA All Nippon Airways, is to be the exclusive distributor of Asia’s first air-launch service

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Space tourism: for the masses or just the super-rich?

Space tourism is all the rage among the billionaire set, but is this something that mere mortals can aspire to? Tara Craig talks to commercial spaceflight expert Dr Maharaj Vijay Reddy

Virgin Galactic gets green light for passenger flights into space

The news comes at a critical time for owner Richard Branson, as he competes against Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX projects

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The airliner that could do London to Tokyo in under three hours

Virgin Galactic has unveiled a design for a supersonic airliner that makes Concorde seem slow – and could revolutionise commercial air travel.

The future of commercial flight (at an altitude of 317,000ft)

Watch incredible footage inside the cabin of Virgin Galactic, where passengers can literally watch the world go by... at 2,485mph