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How Seattle tech titans gave a boost to suborbital space tourism

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SpaceShipTwo / SpaceShipOne

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity and its mothership (left) are modeled after the SpaceShipOne launch system (right) built with the help of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen. (Photos by Virgin Galactic and Michael Pereckas) The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Spaceline may look completely different, but financially … Read more

Report: After MacKenzie Scott gave away billions, scammers began preying on vulnerable in her name

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Report: After MacKenzie Scott gave away billions, scammers began preying on vulnerable in her name

MacKenzie Scott. (Elena Seibert photo) MacKenzie Scott caused a stir in 2020 by donating more than $ 5 billion of her massive fortune to a variety of organizations. In a new report this weekend, the New York Times describes how scammers have followed in Scott’s footsteps and approached the vulnerable with promises of more financial … Read more