“A Virgin Galactic suborbital passenger spaceship crashes during a test flight over the Mojave Desert, at least one person reported killed. Mana Rabiee reports.” – Yt
“A rocket-powered aircraft designed for space tourists broke apart and crashed during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Friday, killing one pilot and injuring the other.
“Virgin Galactic LLC’s SpaceShipTwo was on its first powered flight using a new fuel mixture for a redesigned engine system.
“If the first few test flights went well, it was supposed to take its inaugural passenger, company founder Richard Branson, out of the atmosphere in the next few months.
“Ahead of Friday’s test, company officials expected commercial service would begin as soon as early next year.”
– Read More: Wall Street Journal Online
