Branson 'determined' to find cause of spaceship crash

November 02, 2014 00:06

Federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a private Virgin Galactic spaceship a day after the craft exploded and broke apart mid-flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other.

The two pilots were the sole occupants of the SpaceShipTwo, which was in the testing phases to bring commercial spaceflight to tourists. The craft was carried aloft by an airplane on Friday and then dropped as part of a test flight.

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