Google and Virgin start Virgle Inc.
Meet Virgle – an elaborate plan by Richard Branson (Virgin), Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Google) to colonise stars, in particular Mars, over the next 100 years.
The 100 year plan includes the following key milestones.
* 2010: Choosing a Site
* 2014: Low Earth Orbit
* 2015: Virgle Base 1
* 2016: Flying to