Space Travel: Explosion at Virgin Galactic Motor Test Kills Three [UPDATED] |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 1:15 pm |
| Tags: gadgets, richard branson, space travel, virgin galactic |
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[A third person has died. ]There's been a sad setback for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism company yesterday: An explosion during a rocket motor test killed two people and injured another four. It's not clear exactly what happened, but sometime earlier today the nitrous oxide motor exploded on a remote pad at the Mojave Air and Space port, mangling an 18-wheeler and spewing debris hundreds of feet. It's not known who was killed or what effect this will have on Virgin Galactic's future, but we'll keep you updated. [CNN] [ Full article ] |
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