Photos: Virgin Galactic's test flight explodes mid-air, kills pilot
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• November 2, 2014, 16:43:29 IST
The test flight of Virgin Galactic’s passenger spaceship ended in tragedy after it exploded killing a pilot and seriously injuring one. Here are some images.
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The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo rocket explodes in mid-air during a test flight above the Mojave Desert in California 31 October, 2014. The company had hoped to start commercial flights to outer space. Reuters image
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Here the aircraft can be seen exploding after take off. The passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic company crashed during a test flight on Friday near the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other, officials said. Reuters image
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A piece of debris is seen near the scene of the crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo near Cantil, California. Reuters image
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