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  • April Fools' Day pranks that came true

    April Fools' Day pranks that came true

    FEATURE Jolly japes that became a reality 1 April 2011 12:05 GMT

    April fools' Day is celebrated all over the world on 1 April, when people mark the occassion with pratical jokes and general silliness. These kind of pranks are particularly popular in the the tech world with Pocket-lint even pulling a few of its own...
  • Virgin Galactic succeeds in first solo test flight

    Virgin Galactic succeeds in first solo test flight

    Branson's space plane glides to Earth from 45,000 feet 11 October 2010 9:57 GMT

    High above the Mojave Desert in California, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, dubbed the VSS Enterprise, has successfully been glided to Earth, by a pilot, for the very first time.

    The spaceship, which is soon to start taking passengers out of...
  • Virgin Galactic and NASA join forces in space race. Gadgets, NASA, Virgin Galactic 0

    Virgin Galactic and NASA join forces in space race

    Attempt to make the average flight from London to New York take less than an hour 23 March 2007 1:20 GMT

    Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has teamed up with NASA to attempt to make the average flight from London to New York take less than an hour.

    In announcement will see the two companies collaborating in future manned space technology.

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