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Space

Commercial Space Sector Poised For Liftoff: Experts

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Friday, February 8th, 2008

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By Dave Ahearn The commercial space sector is attracting steadily more investment funds and is poised for liftoff, experts said. "We are just now entering the most vibrant" period of the emergent commercial space sector, said Pete Worden, center director with the NASA Ames Research Center. "I think we have seen a lot of movement." Worden noted that commercial space is being financed with investments from entrepreneurs risking "their own money," specifically citing billionaire space buff Richard Branson, who unveiled…

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