Space Race! Richard Branson will beat Jeff Bezos to outer space by nine days<\/p>\n
With the space race heating up, with Sir Richard Branson making a major announcement.<\/p>\n
Buzz60, Buzz60<\/p>\n
If you're watching a launch into space, the chances are great you're watching a Boilermaker reach for the stars.<\/p>\n
Purdue University boasts the largest number of graduates who have traveled into space, including the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong; Gene Cernan, the most recent to walk on the moon;and Beth Moses, the first female commercial astronaut and set to fly aboard billionaire Richard Branson's flight Sunday, July 11.<\/p>\n
Virgin Galactic: Two Purdue graduates to launch with Branson on Sunday<\/p>\n
According to Purdue, the celebrated astronauts to wear the \"Old Gold and Black\" include:<\/p>\n
Nearly a third of all U.S. spaceflights, according to the university,have included a Purdue graduate. Tenmissions have included multiple Purdue grads.<\/p>\n
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