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NEWS Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash kills one pilot

NewsBy admin4493 October 31, 2014 Leave a comment

At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert, according to reports.

NEWS Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash kills one pilot

ALERT Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has crashed east of Mojave, Calif., during test flight; status of crew uncertain – @KGETnews

ALERT SpaceShipTwo had trouble with engine burn, blew up, came down in pieces near Koehn Lake, Calif. – @spacecom

ALERT Virgin Galactic issues statement on the loss of SpaceShipTwo: 'Our first concern is the status of the pilots, which is unknown at this time.' – @DanLinden

ALERT Rescue crew near Mojave, Calif., seen carrying person on stretcher to chopper after crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo – @ABC7

ALERT Photo: Possible debris, parachute spotted in Mojave Desert after SpaceShipTwo crash – the @23abcnews helicopter, via @passantino

ALERT Medical helicopter carrying 1 patient to Lancaster, Calif., for treatment in SpaceShipTwo crash – @KGETnews

ALERT Live video: Coverage of SpaceShipTwo crash in Califiornia – @ABC23News

ALERT 1 pilot dead, another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes in California's Mojave Desert – @AP

ALERT Photo: The crash site of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in the Mojave Desert – @FOX4

ALERT Editor's note: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is designed to facilitate space tourism and reach an altitude of about 62 miles. More than 700 people have signed for rides when it is operational. – Tom

ALERT The SpaceShipTwo 'anomaly' occurred after the plane was released from its carrier airplane and fired up its rocket engine in flight – @NBCNews