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November 01, 2014

Branson shocked as Virgin spaceship crash kills pilot
Los Angeles CA (AFO) Nov 01, 2014
Virgin's pioneering tourist-carrying spacecraft crashed on a test flight in California on Friday, killing a pilot and scattering debris across the desert - and raising questions about the program's future. But Virgin chief Richard Branson, while voicing shock at the accident involving Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, vowed to push forward towards the dream of space flight for the paying public. "We've always known that the road to space is extremely difficult - and that every new transporta ... read more

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