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<p>It was another grim year in the world of tech -- and beyond.&nbsp;</p>

The biggest tech fails of 2021

Commentary: This year included more vaccine misinformation, random internet outages and yet another T-Mobile data breach.

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<p>&nbsp; SpaceShipTwo Unity Released From VMS Eve for Second Glide Flight in New Mexico</p>

FAA clears Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered space planes to fly again

The commercial space tourism company was grounded briefly following an airspace mishap.

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<p>Richard Branson floats in microgravity during the Virgin Galactic flight on July 11 above New Mexico. </p>

FAA grounds Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two after 'mishap' on Richard Branson's flight

The billionaire's ballyhooed weightless joyride was a little off target when it began returning to Spaceport America in July.

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<p>Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, famous for his Amazon-fueled billions, inspected a booster on the landing pad after a successful test flight. The New Shepard boosters are reusable.</p>

The problem with Jeff Bezos and other billionaires going to space

Commentary: Do we really want the likes of SpaceX and Blue Origin authoring our future in space?

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As Jeff Bezos goes to space, who's winning the billionaire space race?

Bezos has Blue Origin, Branson has Virgin Galactic, and then there's Elon Musk waiting in the wings -- as the world's richest tech moguls duke it out in space, who's really coming out on top?

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<p>Richard Branson floats in microgravity aboard VSS Unity on Sunday.</p>

What it was like aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission with Richard Branson

One of the astronauts on Sunday's historic flight tries to summon the words to describe a few life-changing minutes.

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<p>Branson took off aboard SpaceShipTwo Unity Sunday morning from Spaceport America in New Mexico.</p>

Missed Richard Branson's first flight to the edge of space? Watch it here

"Welcome to the dawn of a new space age," the Virgin Galactic founder says.

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Branson takes flight, Black Widow takes $215M

In today's top stories, Richard Branson completes his flight aboard Virgin Galactic, Black Widow's box office takings are announced and Conor McGregor loses in UFC 264 after a freak injury.

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<p>The VSS Unity during the Unity 21 mission to the edge of space.</p>

Virgin Galactic sent Richard Branson to edge of space: Rewatch the livestream

VSS Unity took Virgin's billionaire founder early Sunday morning. You can rewatch the broadcast here.

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Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic: See the space dream come to life

When he touched space Sunday, entrepreneur Richard Branson beat Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos in the billionaires-in-space race.

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<p>&nbsp; SpaceShipTwo Unity Released From VMS Eve for Second Glide Flight in New Mexico</p>

Virgin Galactic's launching Richard Branson to space: Why you should care

A flight 17 years in the making is about to carry the billionaire and a full crew from the New Mexico desert to the edge of space.

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<p>The X-59 quiet supersonic airplane.</p>

9 great reads from CNET this week: X-59 aircraft, phone upgrades, Bond villains and more

Among the topics we brought you: designing a supersonic aircraft that loses the boom, holding onto your phone for more than two years and rating the best Bond villain lairs.

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