Virgin Galactic tackles climate change

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Richard Branson hits back at critics with plans to help gather data from space

Richard Branson's plans for fossil fuel-burning space tourism flights may not have sat too well with his high-profile green commitments. But now the billionaire entrepreneur has moved to answer his critics...

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