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Richard Branson, left, and Burt Rutan unveil a plane that they say will serve as the mothership for the world's first commercial spaceflight.

Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, Virgin

( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / July 28, 2008 )

Richard Branson, left, and Burt Rutan unveil a plane that they say will serve as the mothership for the world's first commercial spaceflight.

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