May 18

Samsung i7500 to be renamed Galaxy, released in France in early July

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Speaking of Samsung touchscreen handsets, Bouygues Telecom’s announced that they expect to ship the company’s first Android handset — the i7500 — in early July, making it the first carrier to snag it. The French company will rebadge the device, calling it the Galaxy, which is certainly sexier than the numeric moniker. The quad-band GSM, tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHz) handset has a 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 pixel AMOLED touchscreen, WiFi, GPS, a 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of storage with MicroSD expansion for up to 32GB more. We’re still expecting this bad boy — which recently passed through the old FCC — to make a possible T-Mobile debut this fall.

[Via Talk Android]

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May 02

Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo caught mid-flight on video

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In case you were wondering if Virgin Galactic’s efforts at space tourism are still going strong, the company’s released new footage from a recent test flight of its WhiteKnightTwo near its Mojave headquarters. Much longer and higher res than the last bit of video we had, it also provides some new aerial shots of it mid-flight. The craft’s public debut will be a fly over at the Virgin Galactic Spaceport America groundbreaking ceremony next month, so until then, navigate your browser to after the break for the feature presentation.

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Feb 02

Virgin offers up 25 million ‘Velocity Points’ to put you in space

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We thought that Virgin might allow its most loyal patrons to exchange frequent flyer points for trips to space, and now it looks like they hope to jump-start the process with a seriously stacked contest. In Australia, the company is now counting ‘Velocity Points’ as entry to a drawing where you could win 25 million frequent flyer miles — or exactly the amount you need to get yourself a space flight for two. Oh, and if you have no interest in ever looking like that chap pictured above, Virgin will also let you exchange them for a pair of Alfa Romeo vehicles, the chance to explore the planet “how you see fit” or a $170,000 shopping spree.

Update: We got this story a little turned around initially, as you can see — this is for a contest to win 25 million points, not an offer open to anyone who has 25 million points (though it’s assumed if you’ve got those kinds of numbers, you can head to space too).

[Via VideoSift]

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Dec 28

NASA taps Orbital Sciences, SpaceX for ISS resupply missions

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The firms not mentioned here are just as important as the ones that are, as the privatization of space has just inched closer to reality. Rather than NASA handling ISS resupply chores itself or farming the job out to mega-corps such as Lockheed Martin or Boeing, the agency has instead awarded one contract each to Virginia-based Orbital Sciences (valued at around $1.9 billion) and California’s own SpaceX ($1.6 billion). The two will be responsible for 20 service flights between 2009 and 2016, with each trip requiring delivery of “a minimum of 20 metric tons of upmass cargo to the space station.” The agreements also call for “delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the government determines are necessary.” So yeah, if FedEx / UPS have been balking at your request to ship to a Martian eBay winner, you now know who to call.

[Via TG Daily]

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