Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes during test flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday during a test flight. There were two pilots on board; one was killed and the other injured.
View ArticleOrbital Sciences had a plan to retire rocket engines before explosion
Even before this week's fiery explosion of an unmanned rocket bound for the space station, executives at Orbital Sciences Corp. had been working on a plan to retire the problem-plagued engines that...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic ticket holder still eager to go to space despite crash
One future passenger on Virgin Galactic's commercial flights into space said the deadly crash of a test flight in the Mojave Desert on Friday has not shaken his desire to journey into space.
View ArticleVirgin Galactic fatal crash sends tremors through commercial space industry
Aviation pioneer Richard Branson's dream for space tourism was dealt a serious blow Friday as Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plummeted into a desolate stretch of the Mojave Desert during a test flight....
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