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Virgin to launch commercial spaceflights in June
Virgin to launch commercial spaceflights in June
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced Monday that it is resuming flights with a mission this month, its first in nearly two years, and the launch of commercial trips in June. Virgin Galactic is in competition in the space tourism business with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, which also offers short suborbital flights and has sent 32 people into space.

US needs $30bn to seal 14,000 unplugged offshore oil and gas wells: study
US needs $30bn to seal 14,000 unplugged offshore oil and gas wells: study
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The cost to secure thousands of inactive oil and gas wells in the US Gulf of Mexico could top $30 billion, according to research published Monday weighing potential environmental damage against the estimated price tag. In the case of the Gulf of Mexico wells, the study found that of the total $30 billion in estimated costs for plugging inactive wells, under $2 billion were in state waters.