2014-10-31 20:40 Author (DS), (PAP) Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Galactic [Photo: NASA / Public domain] 
The tragic final test flight of a manned spacecraft SpaceShipTwo. Probably died in the crash one of the pilots. Space cab, says about this vehicle is owned by Virgin Galactic, which is owned by billionaire Rochard Branson (pictured).
Reuters writes that the board was at least two pilots . It was the first test of the spacecraft since January this year. The company Virgin Galactic announced on Twitter that occurred during the test flight to serious anomalies , which resulted in the loss of the ship SpaceShipTwo.
Photographer Ken Brown, who witnessed the crash, said that SpaceShipTwo exploded when it was detached from the aircraft, which was on a large amount of it. According to the disconnected from the aircraft rocket engine is started, amounting to ship into orbit and returned to Earth as a glider SpaceShipTwo.
The company Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has entered into an agreement this year with the Federal Board of Aviation (FAA), which is intended to enable the start of commercial flights with passengers on orbit. The agreement details the rules for the organization of flights in Virgin Galactic space vehicles.
At the start of such flights expects more than 600 people who have paid for tickets at 250 thousand. dollars, among them Richard Branson himself and Hollywood star Leonardo di Caprio and many other celebrities.
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