Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Two has crashed during a test flight

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Spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has lost its Spaceship Two in a crash during a test flight. Here’s the statement from the company: Virgin Galactic’s partner Scaled Composites conducted a powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo earlier today. During the test, the vehicle suffered a serious anomaly resulting in the loss of the vehicle. Our first concern is the status of the pilots, which is unknown at this time. We will work closely with the relevant authorities to determine the cause of the accident and provide updates as soon as we are able to do so. Photo of #SpaceShipTwo debris from @ABC23News’...



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