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"Bitcoin has hit a new milestone: You can now use the digital currency to pay for a suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic.\r\n\r\nA female flight attendant from Hawaii has already bought a ticket for an upcoming trip using Bitcoins, and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says he expects &amp;quot;many more to follow in her footsteps.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe world-renowned entrepreneur has bought some Bitcoins of his own and thinks that the concept behind the currency is fascinating. &amp;quot;For people who can afford to invest a little in bitcoins, it\u2019s worth looking into,&amp;quot; he added.\r\n\r\nThe first commercial space flight on Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise is scheduled for August next year.\r\n\r\n\u27A4 Bitcoins in Space\r\n\r\nImage Credit:\u00A0ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GettyImages"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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