Friday, October 31, 2014

SpaceshipTwo crashed during a test flight in the US – RBC

Cuborbitalny ship SpaceshipTwo

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During a test flight crashed suborbital ship SpaceshipTwo. “During the flight, found serious anomalies that have led to the loss of the ship,” – said in a statement.

The ship crashed near the spaceport Mojave in California, said Reuters. On board were two pilots. About that, if they managed to successfully land a parachute, no information.

The project involved SpaceshipTwo company Virgin Galactic, which is part of Virgin Group Richard Branson. This private manned suborbital ship mnogorazvogo use. Now he is in development – in 2006 it was first shown to the public. In 2010, the ship made a 6-hour test flight with a crew on board.

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