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Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket explodes
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By Fenrir.Atheryn 2014-10-31 14:36:40
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One dead, one injured following Virgin Galactic accident



A Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket exploded after taking off on a test flight in Southern California's Mojave Desert, a witness said Friday.

At least one was dead and another was injured, California Highway Patrol said. The SpaceShipTwo rocket is typically flown by a crew of two pilots and has been under development at Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert northeast of Los Angeles.

"During the test, the vehicle suffered a serious anomaly resulting in the loss of SpaceShipTwo," Virgin Galactic tweeted Friday.

Ken Brown, a photographer who witnessed the crash, said the space tourism craft exploded after it was released from a plane that carries it to a high altitude.

The company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson would not say what happened other that it was working with authorities to determine the cause of the "accident."

Virgin Galactic has been the front-runner in the fledgling space-tourism industry.

SpaceShipTwo was designed to be carried aloft by a specially designed jet and then released before igniting its rocket for suborbital thrill ride into space and then a return to Earth as a glider.

Virgin Galactic, once it finished developing its rocket ship, was going to launch space tourism flights from the quarter-billion-dollar Spaceport America in southern New Mexico.
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By Bahamut.Kara 2014-10-31 14:39:28
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That sucks =/
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-10-31 14:44:03
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Was bound to happen eventually, still sad to hear. I hope it's not a very large setback for them.
 
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By Ramyrez 2014-10-31 15:15:38
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Bismarck.Roguethief said: »
Does the term galactic here when you barely leave one planet then return to it seem hyperbolic to anyone?

Start small. Dream big.

I, for one, respectively mourn and sympathize with the loss and injury to the pilots and hope this doesn't stifle the development, but rather encourages them to create better failsafes and prioritize safety as they continue their research and development in this vein.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-10-31 15:16:25
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Bismarck.Roguethief said: »
Does the term galactic here when you barely leave one planet then return to it seem hyperbolic to anyone?

A little, but Branson isn't known for being humble, anyway. What they're attempting to do is amazingly difficult. They may be following 50 years of space exploration, but they don't have government pockets or resources.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-10-31 15:18:43
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It's Richard Branson, are you surprised?
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-10-31 15:19:48
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Pretty sure rockets exploding is almost always a learning experience regarding space travel. It's unfortunate the pilots died but they're going to obtain a wealth of knowledge from this.

Space ain't cheap but tickets won't be either.
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By daoming 2014-11-01 08:41:58
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If it takes Justin Bieber away from this planet along with people like Kanye West, I'm all for it since they'll be the idiots no doubt buying tickets first.
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By Siren.Sieha 2014-11-01 10:19:02
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Too bad you cant say it failed on entry...
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By Pantafernando 2014-11-01 12:57:01
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Should sucks dying without knowing sex...